<p>Ed Atkins is a British contemporary artist known for his haunting, hyperreal digital videos—works that combine computer-generated bodies, poetic monologues, and a profound sense of longing, absurdity, and decay. Since the early 2010s, his art has been exhibited at major institutions around the world, including <strong>Tate Britain</strong> and <strong>MoMA</strong>, and he’s taken part in various festivals, including the<strong> Venice Biennale</strong>, the <strong>Holland Festival</strong>, and <strong>Manchester International Festival</strong>. </p><br><p>He’s also written a series of books of poetry and memoir, most recently ‘<strong>Flower</strong>’, which he describes as an anti-memoir. Working across video, text, and performance, he often explores what it means to be human in an age of simulation and screens, where flesh, feeling, and code are increasingly intertwined.&nbsp;</p><p>Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole</p><br><p>Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: <a href="http://bit.ly/myperfectconsolewithsimonparkin-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>