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Poetics of Relation: BLACK IN BERLIN

Opening Reception | Opening of Yero Adugna Eticha's first exhibition in Houston

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Black in Berlin: NOELLA by Yero Adugna Eticha NOELLA © Yero Adugna Eticha

APRAKU / Yero Adugna Eticha APRAKU / Yero Adugna Eticha

Join Goethe-Insitut Houston for the opening reception of our first exhibition Poetics of Relation: BLACK IN BERLIN by Ethiopian-born, Berlin-based photographer Yero Adugna Eticha. The artist will introduce BLACK IN BERLIN in conversation with local artist and scholar Dr. Lindsay Gary. Complimentary refreshments will be served.

Enter the gallery on Sawyer St. near the railroad intersection at Winter St. (by ART sculpture). Complimentary self-parking and valet will be avaliable. 

The exhibition is on view at Bay 100 gallery at the Silos at Sawyer Yards from Nov. 14, 2026 - March 13, 2027. The gallery is open Mon-Sat, 9 am - 5 pm.

About BLACK IN BERLIN
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.

 

About the Speakers

  • Yero Adugna Eticha

    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.
     

  • Dr. Lindsay Gary

    Dr. Lindsay Gary is a Houston-based Africologist, conceptual DiasporArtist, cultural curator, and scholar. She is the founder of Dance Afrikana, The Re-Education Project, Visit Black Houston, and Sawari Tours, and author of The New Red Book: A Guide to 50 of Houston’s Black Historical and Cultural Sites. Her work focuses on African and African Diasporic cultural preservation, memory, and community empowerment. Dr. Gary holds a PhD in Africology and has multiple advanced degrees in public administration, history, and fine arts. She was honored with “Dr. Lindsay Gary Day” by the City of Houston for her outstanding contributions to public history and cultural advocacy.

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