Aimé Dabbadie (they/he) is a genderfuck photographer, zine-maker, event facilitator, writer, and multimedia artist, born in 1992 in France and currently based in Berlin (GER).
Their work focuses on documenting underground queer, drag, punk and DIY performance scenes, mostly through analog photography. They compile these images into zines and small-run art books, published under their press, Lost and Found Press. They founded Xem Skaters (2016–2019), a community-led zine sharing stories from genderqueer skaters, and have since published a range of titles, some purely photographic, others created through workshops in collaboration with queer archives.
Aimé’s community organizing centers on creating low-barrier, self-archiving art spaces grounded in care and collaboration. Their zine-making workshops aim to pass on practical skills while inviting participants to engage with queer history and archives outside of mainstream and academic spaces. Their hope is to open paths for people to connect with the queer present and to see their own voices as part of ongoing cultural and political change.
Across media, their work raises awareness and visibility of queer and trans lives through photography, writing, zines, street art, public speaking, and performance. This has included soli-parties, queer safe space organizing in punk and rave scenes, and collaborations with local and international archives.
website: www.aime-dabbadie.com