Ermias Ekube (b. 1970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) studied at the Addis Ababa School of Fine arts and Design, graduating in 1990. He lives and works in Kalmar, Sweden. Merging figurative and conceptual strands, Ekube’s work draws on thoughts and memories to imbue stories with meaning via simple objects, signs and gestures. Selected solo exhibitions include The process of changing a meaning that matters or not, Oskarshamn Kulturhuset, 2019; Do Lives Matter?, Malhuset, Oslo, Norway, 2016-17; Glimpse of Time, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015; between Times, Västervik, Sweden, 2015; Porträtt Från Min Kappsäck, Västervik, Sweden, 2014 and Breath of consciousness, Nairobi, Alliance Francaise, 2013. Group exhibition highlights include African Artists for Development, Vienna, 2017; Far & Near, Pontasieve and Bergamo, Italy, 2012, and Engraving from Eritrea, Paris and Milan, 2004.