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Inua Ellams

Inua Ellams is a word and graphic artist based in London. He was born in Nigeria in 1984 and moved to the UK as a teenager. His work merges visual art, spoken word and theatre, and he is known for his iconic imagery, beauty and attention to detail. He writes about his upbringing, the experience of immigration and of living in London today, bringing words to life with pace and rhythm, cadence and intonation.

Ellams is writing his new show Black T-Shirt Collection, about the fashion industry and where our clothes come from.