Benjamin Dix has worked as a communications manager for the United Nations and various international organisations across Asia and Africa for the past 15 years. He has a BA in Political Geography of South Asia, an MA in Anthropology of Conflict and Violence and is currently finishing his PhD in Artistic Representation of Violence. In 2012 Ben founded PositiveNegatives, to produce comics that explore complex subjects including conflict, migration and asylum. The work endeavours to combine literature, journalism and education. He has produced projects for the BBC, The Guardian and the United Nations.