EK Myerson

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EK Myerson (b. 1995) is an artist & writer using materiality & associative wordplay to avoid dissociation. Through text, sculpture, drawing and film, they offer a fragmentary invitation to reflect on queer life and touch. Their practice is rooted in archival research but unravels into speculative, auto-fictional and conversational forms, giving a sense of history as something intimately felt. Their approaches include welding & lost wax casting. They are currently completing their MA in Contemporary Art Practice at the RCA.
Before arriving at the RCA, EK was working as a medievalist. They have a PhD in medieval literature (Birkbeck College, 2022) & their first book, The Desire for Syria in Medieval England, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2025. From September 2026-2029, EK will be based at UCL as a Wellcome Trust-funded ECR. Their new practice-based project, ‘Vinegar as Biotechnology’, explores medieval alchemy & gender transition through research and artistic methods.

contact the artist!
email: ekmyerson@gmail.com
instagram: @ekmyerson

Selected works will shortly be available to buy via RCA Sales https://rca-sales.com/
Inscriptions (III) is currently available to buy via Hypha Curates: https://hyphacurates.com/products/inscriptions-iii?srsltid=AfmBOoqYp9sE-gpJRZozRu6G__MsuP-5vECBsvAv9szGq4Qe2HGLD8fo

Still from submerged reliquary of a Kentish saint (10 mins, 2022).