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The glittering field: Curatorial Tour

Event shot with curator Onome Ekeh during the opening of ‘The Glittering Field’ at AOA;87, Berlin, 2024.
Installation shot: The glittering field, AOA;87, Berlin, 2024

Sep 28, 2024

THE GLITTERING FIELD 
CURATIONAL TOUR WITH ONOME EKEH
12 OCTOBER | 4-5 PM
AOA;87 BERLIN

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

AOA;87 BERLIN and curator ONOME EKEH invite you to a tour of the exhibition on 12 October from 4-5 PM.

Ha no kage,
Kaze ga wataru,
Hikari no kirameki

(Tree shadows,
Wind passing through,
Glimmering light)

– Bashō

Inspired by Basho’s haiku and the speculations of Eduardo Kohn in  How Forests Think. “The Glittering Field” explores the nature of transmission delving into themes of call and response, spirit, DNA, and the contemplation of the void. Featuring an array of artists and thinkers, wielding text, tech, and textiles,  the show will examine communications across species, cultures, and genealogies to unveil the subtle and unseen connections that bind us.

Onome Ekeh

Born and raised on both sides of the Atlantic, Onome Ekeh 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.

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. She has recently exhibited at the House of Electronic Arts Basel (HEK); is featured in the upcoming Serpentine Gallery publication, The Shape of the Circle in the Mind of a Fish, and will open a solo show at the Museo Modern in Buenos Aires this November. OE currently lectures at the Basel Academy of Art & Design in Switzerland.