Mak Ékoué is an artist and design researcher born and raised in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). Emerging from Université de Montréal with a BSc in Architecture and specifically interested in explorations of queerness, radical care, and material cultures as they pertain to urban contexts, all spheres of their work revolve around ideas of memory, archival, and cultural references. Their artistic practice, primarily composed of poetry and zine-making, is largely comprised of writings about the cherished people, and multitude of sacred places, that have cradled them thus far. 

Allowing for this artistry to bleed into their current MDes work, they are imagining a new and accessible language for the public transit landscape of North American metropoles. Over the course of their degree, they have also undertaken various research projects and worked to develop a tactile signage system for an upcoming exhibition context. A strong believer in academia at the service of concrete direct action and a long-time contributor to local community organizations, they are particularly devoted to research-creation as a generator of uncomfortable conversations and social change.