Eric Otieno Sumba

Eric Otieno Sumba is a writer 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 ‘Global Fascisms’ (2025), ‘Destination Tashkent: Experiences of Cinematic Internationalism’ (2024), and ‘Echos of the Brother Countries: Visions and Illusions of Anti-Imperialist Solidarity’ (2024). Current curatorial projects (with Spazio Griot) include annual exhibitions and public programmes at Mattatoio, Rome (since 2022) and the Spazio Griot Artist Residency (since 2024). His writing has been published in Berlin Review, Frieze, The Guardian, Griotmag, London Review of Books, The Public Review, Texte zur Kunst, and Camera Austria, among others.

Clients

Dortmunder Kunstverein, Neue Nationalgalerie, Harvard Art Museums, Goethe Institut London, Kampnagel Hamburg, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Bremen, Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA), Ballhaus Naunynstraße, HAU Hebbel Am Ufer, Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart, Institut Francais Stuttgart, Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Akademie Tutzing, Literaturhaus Berlin, Each One Teach One-Berlin, Gropius Bau, apocalypse.dance, RAY Triennale Festival, Naxos Kino Frankfurt, Afrikavenir e.V, Internationaler Bund, Humanity in Action, Goethe Institut Dublin, Welkulturen Musuem Frankfurt, Photovogue, Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt, Mattatoio di Roma, Deutschlandfunk, C/O Berlin, Zeit Stiftung Bucerius, The London Review of Books, Berlin Review, The Public Review

Skills

EditorialConceptualCuratorialModerationFacilitation