STIR series: Listening as Creative Practice

With guest lecturer Dr. Obaro Ejimiwe (Ghostpoet)

An event by the Department of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and the Vice Rectorate DEI.
Dr. Obaro Ejimiwe, professionally known as Ghostpoet, is a British-Nigerian interdisciplinary artist whose practice moves across music, sound, visual art, film and theatre. Listening, both as a creative method and as a way of understanding environments, memory and human experience, sits at the centre of his work.

Across five studio albums, Ejimiwe has developed a distinctive musical language combining atmospheric electronics and live instrumentation with fragmented narratives drawn from everyday life. His debut album, Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam, and third album, Shedding Skin, were both nominated for the Mercury Prize. His recent releases and performances have increasingly explored ambient composition, field recording, spatial sound and improvisation.

His work and performances have been presented at institutions and venues including Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Kampnagel, SAVVY Contemporary, Volksbühne and the Neue Nationalgalerie.

Ejimiwe’s practice is shaped by an ongoing interest in how ordinary sounds can become artistic material: how listening changes when context is removed, how environments hold social and emotional information, and how recording can act as a form of attention rather than simple documentation.

He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts by Coventry University in 2022. Born in London and currently based in Berlin, he continues to develop work across sound, performance, moving image and artistic research.