Edison William (b. 1983, Edison, New Jersey) is a photographic collage artist based in St. Augustine, Florida. While studying art and photography at the University of North Florida, he began experimenting with over-exposed and over-developed color reversal slide film. By thinning out these captured worlds, he began hand-assembling, taping, and scanning the film to create unique compositions. In 2009, William launched “A Travelogue for Sleepwalkers,” a series of hypnotic, minimalistic dreamscapes where phantom-like figures wander through a somnambulist’s daydream marked by a sense of creeping melancholia.

In 2016, William transitioned to digital practices to reassemble straightforward elements into intricate collages, some containing up to 200 individual photographs. His technique of blending moonlight and sunlight lends his work a surrealistic luminescence and provides a romanticized portrayal of nature as a living theater, glorifying local flora and fauna. By manipulating shapes, perspectives, and color, he depicts a cast of characters scattered throughout his collages, each silently conveying stories of loss, confusion, and despondency, or love, lust, and wonder.

His work often explores the duality of human nature: while his night scenes bloom with clarity, his daytime scenes frequently depict tension and ambiguity. Ultimately, his art seeks to foster an appreciation for the beauty and fragility of the environment in the face of relentless human encroachment.

MOCA/Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville

MOCA Arts Triennial

March 29th - November 9th 2025

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Kaleidoscope of Art

The Holy Art Gallery - Paris, France

April 9th-13th 2024

The Holy Art Gallery, Paris, France

April 9th, 2024

Publications

Cover Artist For The Adroit Journal - Issue Forty-Eight

Sound & Vision | Visual Artist Edison William Leads Us from the Unreal to the Real and Back Again

Jacksonville Music Experience

by Dan Brown