Photo by Josh Wells
So subtly nuanced, so poetically emplaced, so vulnerable as flesh.
Jim Denley, liner notes for Citadels
Eduardo Cossio is a Peruvian-Australian musician and visual artist. He works across sound, photography and community engagement projects.
Based in Perth (Boorloo) since 2005, he has led his own bands and written music for film, dance and inter-disciplinary productions. Originally a self-taught guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, Eduardo graduated with an Honours Degree in Composition & Music Technology at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2017. He has since developed a distinctive electro-acoustic practice using zithers, vocals, harmonica and electronics. This approach is best exemplified in the solo album, Citadels (Tone List, 2025).
Eduardo maintains collaborations with leading West Australian musicians such as Ross Bolleter, Josten Myburgh and Sage Pbbbt. He has also collaborated closely with national and international artists including Annette Krebs, Axel Dörner, Mattias Müller, Emilio Gordoa, Sabine Vogel, Alice Hui Shen Chang, Gabriella Smart, Laura Altman, Tina Stefanou, and Jim Denley. Eduardo has performed widely across Australia, Europe, Canada and Taiwan.
He is a prolific organiser, broadcaster, and writer in the Perth community. He runs Outcome Unknown (2016-) an experimental music series; has been involved in community radio through RTRFM92.1 (2016-2024) and Radio DADAA (2025-); and his writing has appeared on local and national art magazines including UnMagazine, SeeSaw Mag, RealTime Arts, ADSR and Resonate Magazine.
He is an Australian Music Centre represented artist and has received APRA and WAM awards and nominations. In 2018 he was nominated WAM Industry Representative of the Year.
As a visual artist he works across photography and video. His work has been the subject of three solo exhibitions and has been commissioned by the Geraldton Regional Art Galleries, State Library of WA, SPACED WA, Tone List, North Midlands Project, and the Perth Centre for Photography.