Jermay Michael Gabriel is an Italian-Ethiopian-Eritrean trans-disciplinary artist. His work is based on an experimental, and often extreme, effort to resist the permanence and elusiveness of the Italian colonial archive through the subversion of its symbols of power.

Gabriel’s artistic practice embraces both sound and contemporary art. He starts from the assumption that spaces at the intersection of multiple forms of marginalisation, visibility or representation do not produce liberation. Colonial trauma does not have a linear trajectory, nor does memory. It sinks into the fibres without a temporal pattern and crosses generations, going back and forth between past, present and future. Gabriel’s process chronicles the multifaceted dimensions of these journeys, exorcising trauma through sound, installation and performance, embracing cultural legacies and collective memories as a form of healing.

Jermay Michael Gabriel is also a member of the music duo Plethor X together with sound designer Giovanni Isgrò. He is also the founder and director of BHMM (Black History Month Milan) and the founder of Kirykou (Milan).

His work has been presented in various biennials and exhibitions including Malta Biennale (2024), Lagos Biennale (2024), Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, Museo delle Civiltà di Roma and Museo delle Culture di Milano.