I’m interested in work that is immersive, interactive and sculptural. Work that leans towards breaking traditional ways of presenting excites me– it allows for this rebirth of naivety and an exploration of the unknown through the ways in which we create.
My work is motivated by my love of light, and its counterpart, darkness, and the expressions of self and form through the process of design, allowing the freedom of play. I wish to continuously create work that surrounds curiosity, bridging the gap between artist and audience by inviting public participation.
Bio:
Itohan Edoloyi is an interdisciplinary artist and designer who works with light in performance and installation. Her practice focuses on themes of the self, community and culture through non-traditional ways of storytelling. She works primarily with light, using it as a tool to challenge the relationship between light in art and its "function." Recently, she has been investigating creation and craft through jewelry making, leaning towards abstract metal constructions.
Itohan has designed for Broadway, experimental theater, dance, events, music and installations. Her design work has been shown by James Earl Jones Theater, Lincoln Center, The Shed, Little Island, Transit Festival in Belgium, Espace Libre, Guggenheim Museum, The Momentary, Conjunto Santander de Artes Esćenicas, REDCAT and Walker Arts Center. Her work as an artist has been presented at JACK Arts, LaMAMA Galleria and Brooklyn Arts Terminal and as curator published by Rosco Spectrum and mentioned in Vogue Philippines. Itohan co-curated The Social Sculpture Project alongside scenic designer, Mimi Lien and is the lead curator for InLight Collective.
Itohan has been recognized with the Lilly Award (2021) and the Gilbert V. Hemsley Lighting Award (2018).
Itohan is a native New Yorker from Brooklyn and is available for collaborations worldwide.