Berhanu Ashagrie Deribew

18 May 2012 / Acting Archives, Conversation

Berhanu Ashagrie Deribew presents his work with an emphasis on its relation to Addis Ababa. The discussion begins by examining his photographic work as a process for collecting information on Addis Ababa’s changing landscapes, and then moves on to discuss the video works that resulted from the photographs.

Short biography

Berhanu Ashagrie Deribew, artist, head of Addis Ababa University Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, within the Skunder Boghossian College of Performing and Visual Arts. His interests focus on process-based creative practices and time-based art education. He has exhibited in Ethiopia as well as abroad in the Netherlands, Georgia, Greece, and France, with physical art formations and creative documentations.