Tangled in thoughts about the vegetal, wildness, seeds and our messy, multi-species bodies, Ella Yolande’s practice is informed by queer ecologies, ideas of resilience, preservation and the more-than-human. She works across video, 3D animation, sculpture, textiles and text, with references to speculative fiction, botanical architecture and protective wear. Through considering the history and medicinal properties of plants, as well as the need for mutual flourishing and rethinking the human body as individual, she explores our interwoven existence with our surroundings through playful thinking on speculative ecologies.

Based in London, Ella is currently working from her studio with Arebyte.

She studied art in Devon where she grew up, before completing a BA(Hons) in Intermedia at Edinburgh College of Art, 2019. Her work has been exhibited internationally at Skaftfell Seyðisfjörður, Melkweg Expo Amsterdam, Staffordshire St. Gallery London, Artcore Gallery in Derby, with several screenings including the Coventry Biennial 2024, Videoity’s Utopia Today 2024 and Fiber Festival 2021. Recently she was a participant of LungA School Art Programme 2023 in Iceland and CCA Derry~Londonderry’s digital artist in residence.

CONTACT : ella@ellaporter.co.uk

Instagram: @ellayolande