Exploring International Contemporary Artists: Aida Muluneh
Aida Muluneh has a degree in film from Howard University and has worked as a photojournalist for the Washington Post, in addition to her many international exhibitions and photography awards. She is one of the leading experts on photography from Africa and is the founder and director of the Addis Foto Fest (AFF), as well as, an arts advocate through her work with DESTA (Developing and Educating Society Through Art). She lives and works in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Learn more about her and her work by visiting her website: www.aidamuluneh.com
This week we will be exploring her photo collection: The Wolf You Feed
The Wolf You Feed
“The Wolf You Feed collection is a reflection on the personal and outer battles that people face. The battle between good and evil, between the path we choose and the one that is chosen for us. In our busy day of living this life, we often forget that the most basic elements of our lives are based on the choices that we make and how these choices have an impact on our families, communities and society.” – Aida Muluneh
“Many of the themes in this body of work relate to human nature and interaction. The problems of this world are a manifestation of the deterioration of our societies and the obsession of our own mortality. Some of us believe in God, some of us believe in spirituality, some in money and others in fame and so forth. Does anyone dream of a better world or have we grown comfortable in accepting the nightmare as a reality? We have become like by standards of an accident, watching with passivity for our own self-satisfaction, yet in the distance the world burns. Which is the wolf you are feeding?’ – Aida Muluneh
From Addis Ababa to Atlanta, the themes of Aida’s work are extremely relevant in our shared global society.
This week as you participate in your artist practice we challenge you to consider choices that you make and choices that are made for you and how those choices effect your art making and daily living.
If you choose to explore artmaking in the style of Aida Muluneh consider using mixed media, such as photography, painting and drawing.
Interested in working with repeating patterns? Check out our Zentangle pop-up for some tips and points of reference on our website atlantacontemporary.org
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All information and photos in this week’s pop up were taken directly from Aida Muluneh’s website: www.aidamuluneh.com
