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Anthropology, Art & AI
(Human-led | AI-assisted & AI-hybrid | Ethical British Research)
Born-Digital Archivist • Anthropologist • Archival Portrait Photographer
•ND Oral Historian • Creative Technologist • Artist-Researcher
Founder of The Black Art Hub CIC & The Benjamin Zephaniah Community Library & Archives.
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This is me...
Welcome to the interdisciplinary creative world of Michi Masumi—a transdisciplinary neurodivergent photographer, artist, poet, archivist, researcher, creative technologist, and AI-hybrid practitioner exploring cultural heritage, identity, memory, well-being, and contemporary digital culture through photography, archives, sonic storytelling, fashion, AI-assisted creativity, and community-led practice.
About Me
Ms Michi Masumi, BA, MA (She/Her)
Photographer | Creative Technologist | AI Artist | Poet
I'm Michi Masumi, a transdisciplinary artist and researcher driven by a lifelong passion for identity, resistance, and visibility. Using the 'Affective Recomposition Methodology' within my creative outputs.
As the founder and managing director of The Black Art Hub CIC and The Benjamin Zephaniah Digital Online Library, I am committed to amplifying Black British voices through arts, culture, and technology.
I work across photography, AI-generated art, poetry, and ethnographic research to explore themes of cultural memory, intersectionality, and innovation.
My creative practice is rooted in my lived experience and guided by my original research frameworks: ADN (Anthro-Digital Narratives), MMAT, MAETT, MPM, and CADE. These models are designed to serve both neurodivergent and marginalised creatives, bridging theory with creative technology.
I am proud to be a contributor to the following:
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Human-Centred Creative Anthropology (HCCA)—a new research field focused on creative and community-driven ethnography
Founder of:
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Black Techno-Cultural Autonomy Studies (BTCAS)—an academic discipline centring Black thought, creative coding, and autonomous cultural practice
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Currently researching through a Creative Ethnographical Exploration: Counternarratives, Culture, and Code—Art, Activism, Aesthetics & AI: Black, British, and Female' investigates the intersections of visual art, resistance, AI, and the archive.
“We Are the Archive. We Are the Data. We Are the Designers.”
Let’s connect and collaborate:
All frameworks, literary & artistic works © 2017–2026 Michi Masumi. All Rights Reserved
Researcher
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Exhibitions & Performances
Saturday 4th July – Sunday 19th July - Medway Open Studios
Medway Open Studios and Arts Festival (MOSAF)
The Black Art Hub CIC, Nucleus Arts Centre, Chatham, Kent ME4
29th May - 1st July 2026 - Medway & Kent Lens
Funded by ACE (Arts Council England)
The Halpern Gallery, Nucleus Arts Centre, Chatham, Kent ME4
27th April 2026 - Artist talk with Michi Masumi: AI in Art
Daphne Oram Building (Daphne Oram Gallery),
Canterbury campus, North Holmes Road, Canterbury CT1 1QU
2nd March - 27 April 2026 - AI in Art Exhibition with Ju Li
Daphne Oram Building (Daphne Oram Gallery)
Canterbury campus, North Holmes Road, Canterbury CT1 1QU
November 2025 - Sonic Poetry Presentation - William Cuffay Festival
Medway Trade Union (MTU), Rochester, Kent
August 2025 - The 4Rs Exhibition
Funded by BAN | ACE | Yale
The Halpern Gallery, Nucleus Arts Centre, Chatham, Kent ME4
June 2025 - Diaspora Dames @ 575 Wandsworth Road (Wandsworth Fringe)
With the late great Genevieve F. Ray and British-Moroccan writer, poet,
and performance artist Nayma Chamchoun)
The National Trust (575 Wandsworth Road), former home of Kenyan-born novelist and poet Khadambi Asalache (1939-2006),
1st to 30th November 2024 - Medway River Lit 2024
Performing Poetry & Workshop Facilitator
In Partnership with Wordsmithery and Medway River Lit
Chatham Library, Riverside Gardens, Dock Rd, Chatham ME4 4TX
31st October to 13th November 2024 - Resilience Educational Exhibition (Black History Month)
In partnership with The Benjamin Zephaniah Library.
The Halpern Pop, Halpern Conservancy Board Building, Rochester
16th September to 31st October 2024 - Intersectionality Exhibition
(Black History Month)
Intra Arts 337-341 High St, Rochester ME1 1DA
The Halpern Gallery, Nucleus Arts Centre, Chatham, Kent ME4
Poco Loco, 58-60 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS
10th to 18th August 2024 - Queerdom Exhibition
Medway's Fringe and Medway Pride
Poco Loco, 58-60 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS
6th to 14th July 2024 - Medway Open Studios and Art Festival 2024
No. 64 Coffee & Brunch, 64 High St, Chatham ME4 4DS
3rd May to 25th August 2024.
Playing the Race Card Exhibition
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery,
John's Place, Bohemia Rd, Hastings TN34 1ET
May 2024 - The London Photography Awards
Student Honourable Mention Silver Award for Fine Art
5th - 23rd April 2024 - Invite-only Exhibition: Bloom
The Halpern Gallery, Kent
14th to 24th March 2024 | Thurs - Sun | 10 am - 5 pm
PV: Friday 22nd March 2024 | 5 pm - 9 pm
QUEERCALL Exhibition Presents with
Screen South Immersive Sound Showcase
The Brewery Tap UCA Project Space, Folkestone & Canterbury, Kent
7th to 20th February 2024—Solo Exhibition: I Woman
Medway Art Box, The Halpern Pop/Nucleus Arts, Rochester, Kent
2nd to 13th February 2024 - Medway's Pride LGBTQIA+ History Month
Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent.
7th December 2023 to 9th January 2024 - Winter Open
The Halpern Gallery, Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent
21st October 2023 - Spoken Poetry: William Cuffay Festival
Wordsmithery (Medway), Woodlands Youth Centre, Kent
6th to 8th October 2023 - Rochester Art Fair Exhibition
Rochester Corn Exchange & Nucleus Arts Rochester, Kent
October 2023 to 24th February 2024—Solo Exhibition: Brim
(Black on the Square/Black History 365 project)
The Verena Holmes Gallery, Canterbury, Kent
15th to 27th September 2023 - Just Put a Cat in It Exhibition
Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent
19th August 2023 - Medway Pride Parade
Costume Designer: Medway Pride CIC and Collaborative Maker
with Mandina Arts & Intra-Arts
13th May 2023 - The London Photography Awards
Student Honourable Mention Silver Award for Fine Art
24th April 2023 - Viewbug Spring 2023 Award
27th January to 15th April 2023 - UCA Retrospective Exhibition
Rochester Art Gallery, Rochester, Kent
27th January to 14th March 2023 - UCA Retrospective Exhibition
UCA Zandra Rhodes Gallery, Rochester, Kent
2nd to 9th July 2022 - Medway Open Studios and Art Festival
Open Road Recovery and Wellbeing Service, Chatham, Kent
4th April to 8th May 2022 - Mother Tongue UCA Global Exhibition (Phoetry aka Photo Poetry)
UCA, Farnham, Surrey
18th to 24th August 2021 - Solo Exhibition, Rubik
The Halpern Pop Gallery, Nucleus Art, Rochester, Kent
Features & Press
Cene Magazine, People of Medway, and Queer Trans Magic
Project Development & Curation
Video Credit: Kateryna Baranenko
Video Credit: JulieAnn Atwal
Community Events
Episode 4: In conversation with Michi Masumi (pt 1)
1 April 2026 – The Creative Careers and AI Podcast
In this episode, host Jo speaks with me about my creative work and my decision to experiment with AI in my practice. My research combines creative production with critical analysis, exploring how AI systems reinforce bias and flatten identity.
The conversation is spread across two episodes.
In this first instalment, the focus is on my digital AI hybrid and AI-assisted art.
The Creative Careers and AI Podcast is a free educational podcast for creative students, tutors and parents
All areas of the creative industries are evolving due to advances in AI tools. This has an impact on the entry-level jobs for students of the creative arts. This podcast connects with creative professionals and academics to explore what these changes mean for young creatives working towards a creative career.
@TheCreativeCareersAndAIPodcast