Carmel is a London-based artist and researcher with a background in architecture and urbanism, and a participatory art practice situated in urban public space. Carmel’s work is deeply site specific, operating at the intersection of art and urban planning. Her work looks to address inequity in the urban realm using tools like radical cartography, performance and temporary installation to take over and reshape streets and spaces, disrupting the power structures that manifest within them.

Carmel gained a Master of Art in Architecture from the Royal College of Art, where she later joined the faculty as a researcher for the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design. Through her subsequent work as a city planner for the Mayor of London, Carmel developed a deep understanding of the city and its public spaces as places where democratic processes play out. Her work across local government, research, and practice, focuses on championing local communities to engage in city making processes through direct action.