Ekene Ijeoma



Exhibitions

 
Harmony Park in Inviting Light in Baltimore
Black Forest and Stone Circle Bench in Boston Public Art Triennial

Projects


Black Forest (2022-ongoing)
A Counting (2019-ongoing)

Harmony Park

2026

 Community meadow and 2 participatory installations
96 x 432 x 984 in (243.84 x 1097.28 x 2499.36 cm)

Commissioned by Central Baltimore Partnership
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies


Energy Poles: Checkers
Energy Poles: Checkers
Sight Lines: Checkers

Stone Circle Bench 2

2025

Stone, steel
22 x 66 x 66 in (55.88 x 167.64 x 167.64 cm)
Commissioned by Boston Public Art Triennial


Installation view, The Exchange, Boston Art Triennial, Boston, MA
Installation view, The Exchange, Boston Art Triennial, Boston, MA

Stone Circle Bench 1

2025

Stone, steel
22 x 66 x 66 in (55.88 x 167.64 x 167.64 cm)
Commissioned by Boston Public Art Triennial


Installation view, The Exchange, Boston Art Triennial, Boston, MA
Installation view, The Exchange, Boston Art Triennial, Boston, MA

Tree Grills

2025

Tree Grills
2025
Silver
Commissioned by Dutch Invertuals  for Dutch Design Week


Installation view, Objects of Exchange, Dutch Invertuals at Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL
Installation view, Objects of Exchange, Dutch Invertuals at Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL

An Artist Survived Today

2025

Nylon appliqué flag, grommets
60 x 36 in (152.4 x 91.44 cm)


Installation view, NEW YORK... NOW!, 25 Allen St, New York, NY
Installation view, NEW YORK... NOW!, 25 Allen St, New York, NY

A Counting: Boston-Cambridge

2022-ongoing

Custom software-generated video and sound, automated phone system, audio recordings from Boston-Cambridge callers, two-sided LED display
96 x 130 x 28 in (243.84 x 330.2 x 71.12 cm)

Commissioned by MIT Museum


Installation view, A Counting: Boston-Cambridge, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA
Installation view, A Counting: Boston-Cambridge, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA

Black Forest: Melvindale

2022




 

Breathing Pavilion

2021/2022

Air-inflated ripstop nylon, fans, LED strips, steel pipes, concrete, marble chips, custom hardware
108 x 396 x 396 in (274.32 x 1005.84 x 1005.84 cm)

Featured Kalia Vandever, Melanie Charles, Joel Ross, Baba Don Babatunde, Neil Clarke, Lakecia Benjamin, Mr. Fitz, and Keyon Harrold

Commissioned by Van Alen Institute and Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. Supported by Onassis Foundation


Installation view, 300 Ashland Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, 2021
Installation view, 300 Ashland Plaza, Brooklyn, NY,2021
Installation view, Plásmata, Athens, Greece, 2022
Installation view, Plásmata, Athens, Greece, 2022

Energy Poles: Peace (Peacemaker)

2021

Blackened steel pipes, white acrylic tubes, LED strips, custom electronics, epoxied dirt, marble chips, wood panels, and steel frames
96 x 420 x 276 in (243.84 x 1066.8 x 701.04 cm)

Commissioned by Exploratorium


Installation view, Glow, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Installation view, Glow, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA

Energy Poles: Heart (Heartfelt)

2019

Mirror-polished stainless steel pipes, acrylic tubes, LEDs, custom electronics, epoxied marble chips, wood panels, steel frames
96 x 480 x 432 in (243.84 x 1219.2 x 1097.28 cm)

Commissioned by the Kennedy Center


Installation view, The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
Installation view, The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
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