Aki Hassan on Piecing Things Together, Proposing Transformation through Art and Amplifying Queer Voices

Aki Hassan is an artist. They use drawing and self-publishing as a means to dissect the nonbinary identity and practices of (self)care. This informs and develops into installations of welded and casted objects. They believe in playing with material and objects as a tool, to reflect on the support systems we find ourselves in, as a way to locate strength in the vulnerable.


Aki’s practice spans across sculptural installations, print making, illustration and more. Going beyond the artist as maker, Aki wears various hats such as that of an organiser and co-conspirator. They work alongside like-minded artists to create safe spaces and networks of solidarity for LGBTQ creatives. As two paths seem to diverge in the forest, it becomes clear over the course of this interview that Aki has looked down both as far as they can, and would like to take on both.