Yero Adugna Eticha
Poetics of Relation: BLACK IN BERLIN
- Saturday, Nov 14, 2026 6pm Art Reception
- Sat, Nov 14, 2026 - Sat, Mar 13, 2027
- Sunday, Nov 15, 2026 3pm - 5pm Workshop: Reading Images
Bay 100 Gallery at The Silos at Sawyer Yards1502 Sawyer Street
It began with a deceptively simple idea: to render Black life visible in Germany. The initially local project has since grown far beyond the German capital: Black in Berlin was followed by Black in Thüringen, Black in THE LÄND (Baden-Württemberg), and Black in Dortmund, before the archive was recently expanded to include European perspectives with Black in Suomi (Finland). Now, the Ethiopian-born, Berlin-based photographer and artist Yero Adugna Eticha brings a portion of this ongoing large-scale project—which now encompasses 1,200 black-and-white portraits, text installations, and audio interviews—to Houston, Texas. Presented by the Goethe-Institut, the exhibition offers US audiences a vibrant and nuanced counter-archive to the visual representation of the African diaspora in Germany and Europe.
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 14, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Public Workshop, "Reading Images": Sunday, November 15, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
About the Artist:
Yero Adugna Eticha (born in Oromia/Ethiopia) lives and works as a portrait photographer and visual artist in Berlin and Addis Ababa. After graduating from the Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie (2011), he deepened his practice in the M.A. program "Art in Context" at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin, 2026). His work has been presented at venues including Fhochdrei – Freiraum für Fotografie, Fotografiska Berlin, Museum für Fotografie Berlin, the Goethe-Institut San Francisco, HfS Ernst Busch (EMOP Berlin), and Berghain (Studio Berlin / Boros Foundation), among others. His work has been exhibited internationally and acquired by the Stadtmuseum Berlin collection.
To find out more about BLACK IN BERLIN please visit: https://blackinberlin.de