Critical Texts

Author: Dagim Abebe - September 4, 2025 Introduction To curate Woven Memories at The Space Ethiopia - Art gallery was to enter into a silent pact with our past, the kind that linger in the frayed edges of domestic textiles, in the faded imprints of silkscreened fragments, in the deliberate imperfections of salvaged linens. Birhanu Manaye’s artwork collections enact its unsteady resurrection, demanding of me as curator complicity in a radical act of remembering. Here, the dom

Author: Dagim Abebe - May 31, 2025 © Tiemar Tegene, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist Tiemar’s art is a bold and uncompromising fusion of intellectual depth and raw emotional power. The meticulous care with which she prepares her plates reflects an unwavering commitment to technical mastery, while the visceral energy of her prints transcends experiential representation through what Deleuze and Guattari (1987) might call a ‘line of flight’ – a rupture from conventional visual

Author: Dagim Abebe - March 19, 2025 Introduction Art has to be considered the soul of this nation since it is a powerful mirror that reflects its history, struggles, and aspirations. In Ethiopia, a country with a cultural heritage spanning thousands of years, art has been transmitted in different forms from generation to generation, consisting of oral traditions, performance and other forms of art practice. The roles of curators are crucial in preserving, interpreting, and p