Eric Otieno Sumba is a writer, editor, and independent researcher with a background in social theory, political economy, postcolonial studies and art criticism. He is currently editor (publication practices) at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin. Recent editorial projects include Ballet of the Masses Magazine (2024), Echos der Bruderländer Reader (2024), O Quilombismo Album (2023), and the O Quilombismo Reader (all HKW + Archive Books). Recent curatorial projects (via Spazio Griot) include the exhibition and public programme Riverberi/Reverberations (2024) at Mattatoio in Rome, featuring Candice Breitz, Ligia Lewis, and Monica de Miranda, among others. His writing has been published in Contemporary And, Africa is a Country, Lolwe, The Guardian, Griotmag, Frieze, Sleek, Nataal, Monopol, Texte zur Kunst, and Camera Austria, among others.