What Was I Made For, 2023

Tom Ellis (b.1989) came to London in 2013 to work at Curtain Road Studios along side the cities established and emerging photography community.

Denelle Ellis (b.1989) came to London in 2013 after graduating from OCADU’s fine art photography program to continue working on her self-portraiture practice.

The two met on a train home from work one night and were married in 2016.

Together they converted their live/work warehouse into Peanut Factory Studio, a natural daylight photography studio located in Hackney Wick, and have shown their collaborative work in galleries and publications worldwide. They work primarily with analogue processes; mainly medium format, Polaroid, and 8mm VHS videotape.