Adekunle Rufai

History maker.

Adekunle Rufai (he/him)

Photographer, poet, filmmaker & mental health researcher

Kay is a British born Nigerian photographer, poet, filmmaker, author, mental health researcher and founder of the internationally acclaimed S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys projects. He is currently the first artist in residence for West Midlands Police, as part of Coventry City of Culture. His award-winning work explores themes of masculinity, mental health, identity and serious youth violence and has been exhibited widely. 

Kay is interviewed by Ben Hurst (he/him), co-host of Climate Curious podcast, former TEDxLondonWomen speaker, model and Head of Facilitation at Beyond Equality.

Talks and more.

TEDxLondon 2022