ABOUT ME
ART BY IZENKO | IZEMRASEN ALAHYAN
IZEMRASEN IS A LONDON-BASED CONTENT CREATOR, BIPOC/LGBTQ AND DISABILITY CAMPAIGNER, CREATIVE AND ADAPTIVE ATHLETE. RENOWNED FOR HIS BOLD STORYTELLING AND UNAPOLOGETIC ADVOCACY, HE BRINGS AN UNFILTERED, INTERSECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE TO EVERY PROJECT HE TOUCHES; WHETHER THAT’S THROUGH FILM, LIVE SPORT, OR CAMPAIGN STRATEGY.
A DYNAMIC SPEAKER AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL, IZEMRASEN DRAWS ON HIS LIVED EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY, NEURODIVERGENCE, AND QUEERNESS TO SPARK CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER. HIS WORK SPANS FROM WORKING ON IMPACTFUL CAMPAIGNS WITH NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS LIKE SCOPE AND PRIDE IN LONDON, TO PRODUCING FILMS AND CONTENT THAT CHALLENGE SOCIETAL NORMS AND REFRAME REPRESENTATION IN MEDIA.
WITH A BACKGROUND IN PERFORMING ARTS AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ACROSS MEDIA, ACTIVISM, AND SPORT, IZEMRASEN FUSES AUTHENTICITY WITH SHARP INSIGHT. HE HAS COLLABORATED WITH INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING THE HOME OFFICE, NUS, AND UK YOUTH PARLIAMENT TO DRIVE INCLUSION AT POLICY AND GRASSROOTS LEVELS. AS A POWERLIFTER AND DIVISION 3 WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL PLAYER WITH THE LONDON TITANS, HE ALSO CHAMPIONS VISIBILITY AND EQUITY IN ADAPTIVE SPORTS, MOST RECENTLY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE EXCLUSION OF EDS ATHLETES FROM THE PARALYMPICS.
A NATURAL DISRUPTOR WITH A PASSION FOR CHANGE, IZEMRASEN’S CREATIVE OUTPUT IS MATCHED BY HIS STRATEGIC THINKING AND TIRELESS DRIVE TO CENTRE MARGINALISED VOICES. WHETHER IN FRONT OF A CAMERA, BEHIND A CAMPAIGN, OR ON THE COURT, HIS WORK IS PAVING THE WAY FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE, REPRESENTATIVE FUTURE.