Mihret Kebede
Mihret Kebede presents her work on the concept of generations. She discusses the need for her own generation to become more politically involved in the transformation process of Addis Ababa.
Synthesis
Working with the idea of generations • Three generations: the past, the present, and the future • The past is more colourful • The ideology of the ruling party is more focused on ethnicity • Expand…
Working with the idea of generations • Three generations: the past, the present, and the future • The past is more colourful • The ideology of the ruling party is more focused on ethnicity • People represent more than just physical appearance and language • People often stand silently, looking and watching what’s taking place in the city • The need for more involvement from this generation • Finding opportunities for involvement in the development process • Power or money allow true freedom of expression in the city • Billboards as art project • Description and images of the work
Short biography
Mihret Kebede, artist, founding director of the Netsa Art Village artist collective in Addis Ababa. She is the recipient of numerous grants Expand…
Mihret Kebede, artist, founding director of the Netsa Art Village artist collective in Addis Ababa. She is the recipient of numerous grants including residencies at the Maryland Institute College of Art (2006), the Thami Mnyele Foundation (2012), and Deveron Arts, Huntly, Scotland (2012). Her recent projects include Slow Marathon and the Walk Sans Frontières Symposium (2012) on art, walking, and boundaries, and a performance art project for the Prince Claus Foundation annual awards ceremony in Amsterdam, Netherlands (2012). She is co-organiser of the Wax & Gold workshop and exhibition, Addis Ababa (2013), and she is a founding member of Tobiya Poetic Jazz Group.