ONOME EKEH
Born and raised on both sides of the Atlantic, OE started out as a painter, transitioned to design, fell in love with cinema, and somewhere in the collusion, went digital. Along the way she picked up an AI habit. A veteran of the New York downtown scene, she presides over a diverse body of work that encompasses film, video, theater, literature, and radio. Collaborations include works with Mabou Mines, Grisha Coleman, Okwui Okpokwasili, Carl Hancock Rux, David Thomson, and Annie Dorsen.
She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including the Jerome Foundation, the Greenwall Foundation Fellowship, a Turbulence Media Award, and the Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen Fellowship. Most recent exhibitions include shows at the House of Electronic Arts Basel (HEK); Basel Social Club (Art Basel); and is featured in the upcoming Serpentine Gallery publication, The Shape of the Circle in the Mind of a Fish. During Berlin Art Week 2024, she curated a showcase featuring 16 international artists for AOA;87 Contemporary.
OE is a frequent speaker and panelist on the cultural dynamics of technology and nature in forums such as the University of Basel, ArtTech, and CIMAM. She currently lectures on Speculative Culture in the Masters and Bachelors program of the Basel Academy of Art & Design in Switzerland. .
the memorexe is a repository for her fiction, sound works, essays and other investigations.