His work joins a lineage of Afro-surrealist artists who re-explore the photograph as a space of possibility, resistance and speculation. By doing so, he reminds his audience that folklore and myth are not just elements of the past but also living forces that shape identities and envision futures.
The exhibition Between Distance and Desire rethinks traditional African art within today’s global political and cultural context.
By looking at these species, you’re not just looking at a representation of an East African landscape but a metaphor for abstract emotions that Musoke hints at in her visceral vicissitudes of a pack of dogs violently tearing apart a prey.
Kirubel develops an artistic approach where texture becomes active memory, a vivid trace of what shapes and surrounds us
Tiemar’s work redefines printmaking, challenging its conventional boundaries while infusing it with new layers of meaning that resonate deeply with both the personal and collective experience.
Dagim Abebe on the work of the Ethiopian artist Tiemar Tegene