Fotografie Forum Frankfurt
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Exhibition
AÏDA MULUNEH. ON THE EDGE OF PAST FUTURE
Duration: February 1st – April 14, 2024
Opening: Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 7 pm
Accompanying programme
Thursday, February 1st, 2024, 5 pm
GALLERY TALK with AÏDA MULUNEH and CELINA LUNSFORD
Friday, February 2nd, 6 pm
LECTURE “THE ART OF ADVOCACY” with AÏDA MULUNEH read more
Sat/Sun, February 3rd/4th, 2024, 10 am–5 pm
WORKSHOP “DEVELOPING A VISUAL NARRATIVE”with AÏDA MULUNEH read more
CURATOR’S TOUR with CELINA LUNSFORD and ANDREA HORVAY
Tuesday, February 20; March 12 and April 19, 2024, 3 pm
PUBLIC GUIDED TOURS
on Wednesdays, 5–6 pm
Aïda Muluneh: Compromise, 2017, from the series “The Memory of Hope”, © Aïda Muluneh, 2024
With vibrant colours and an extraordinary visual language, the artist Aïda Muluneh advocates awareness for currently urgent issues such as the unequal distribution of access to water, food and education, the abuse of power and the empowerment of women. Under the title AÏDA MULUNEH. ON THE EDGE OF PAST FUTURE, the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) is showing seven series of works by the Ethiopian photo artist from the past ten years.
Aida Muluneh: Star Shine, Moon Glow, 2018; aus der Serie »Water Life«. Commissioned by WaterAid and supported by the H&M Foundation; In Which We Remain (Namibia), 2020, aus der Serie »The Road of Glory«; Strength in Honor, 2016, aus der Serie »The World is 9«, © Aïda Muluneh, 2024
Aïda Muluneh expresses her critical concerns with artistic vitality, surreal nuances and thought-provoking soul-searching. Her pictures are visual narratives; they have a cinematic character in that she constructs sceneries on location in real landscapes or unique interiors.
Aïda Muluneh was born in Addis Ababa/Ethiopia in 1974, grew up in Yemen, England and Canada after her family fled the civil war in Ethiopia and studied communication with a focus on film at Howard University, Washington, D.C. in the USA. She is considered an advocate and leading voice of the African photography community and its global representation. Muluneh is the founder and director of Addis Foto Fest, East Africa's first international photo festival, as well as Africa Foto Fair (AFF) in Ivory Coast, where she also lives. Her works have been awarded internationally and are represented in numerous museum collections. Her series The Road of Glory was created as an exhibition for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
AÏDA MULUNEH. ON THE EDGE OF PAST FUTURE is the artist’s most comprehensive solo show in Europe to date. It was curated by Celina Lunsford, artistic director, and Andrea Horvay, co-curator of the FFF. The exhibition opens the 40th anniversary year of the FFF at the Fotografie Forum Frankfurt.
A MAGAZINE with an essay by Celina Lunsford and numerous images of Aïda Muluneh’s work is available at the FFF, to accompany the exhibition.
FOTOGRAFIE FORUM FRANKFURT
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt (FFF) is one of the leading centres of photography in Europe. As an exhibition space, institution and event forum the FFF deals with all aspects of photography. Since its founding in 1984 it has presented more than 290 exhibitions with historic and contemporary artists. Additionally, the programme of the FFF comprises of regular workshops, talks and discussions with internationally renowned photographers, artists and experts.
