'Land, Politics, and Ownership' is an interdisciplinary project that interrogates the visual culture and contested realities of contemporary Addis Ababa through history. The collaborative practice of curator and artist Dagim Abebe and artist Natnael Ashebir navigates the tension between official historical archives and the intimate, often-erased archives of personal memory and lived experience. They employ a material language of texture, collage, and assembled media, using charcoal, soil, photographs, and printmaking techniques like image transfer and silkscreen. This approach makes the politics of space not just visible, but tangible, inviting viewers to physically and emotionally engage with the weight of displacement and the fragile acts of protection that define the modern urban landscape. The artwork is by Dagim Abebe and Natnael Ashebir.
Riara Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
'Land, Politics, and Ownership' is an interdisciplinary project that interrogates the visual culture and contested realities of contemporary Addis Ababa through history. The collaborative practice of curator and artist Dagim Abebe and artist Natnael Ashebir navigates the tension between official historical archives and the intimate, often-erased archives of personal memory and lived experience. They employ a material language of texture, collage, and assembled media, using charcoal, soil, photographs, and printmaking techniques like image transfer and silkscreen. This approach makes the politics of space not just visible, but tangible, inviting viewers to physically and emotionally engage with the weight of displacement and the fragile acts of protection that define the modern urban landscape. The artwork is by Dagim Abebe and Natnael Ashebir.
Riara Rd, Nairobi, Kenya