Ermias Kifleyesus: About People
Kusseneers, Brussels, Belgium
15 Jan 2016 – 20 Feb 2016
Time Tells I, 2015.
About:
Ermias Kifleyesus is a Belgian artist, born (1974) in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and lives and works in Brussels (Belgium). He makes drawings, paintings, films and installations.
He participated at numerous group exhibitions, including: Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain, Luxembourg / Musée National de Monte Carlo, Monaco / Maison Grégoire, Brussels / Atelier 340, Brussels / Netwerk Aalst / Elaine Levy Project, Brussels / Harlan Levey Project, Brussels / Annie Gentils Gallery, Antwerp / Marion De Cannière Gallery, Antwerp / W/139 Basement, Rotterdam
His work was recently on view at the M HKA (museum for contemporary art) in Antwerp and also at the Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in Deurle, Belgium. (text Gallery)
Time Tells II, 2015.
Dance of the Branches, 2015.
Corners with Life, 2014.
Every man is a volume if you know how to read him, 2014.
At the core of Ermias Kifleyesus’ practice are the ideas of trace and transience, people and places. For a number of years, the artist has been working on an ongoing project located in the international telephone cabins found in most cities, where people make overseas calls to family and friends. Often frequented by migrants, they are sites for connecting to other places around the globe, reflecting how societies have transformed more rapidly by the flow of people than at any other point in history. Kifleyesus installs folded posters and sheets of paper on the walls and tables within these cabins, which over time become covered in the interactive notations, markings, scribbles and drawings by individuals using them while making calls. The artist visits the cabins on a weekly basis to collect the sheets, which when unfolded are covered in these dynamic traces and markings. (NH) (text Muhka, Antwerp)