Aida Muluneh | Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora

b. 1974, Ethiopia

Aida Muluneh received a BA in film, radio and TV from Howard University in 2001. Since then, she has worked as a freelance photographer and founded DESTA (Developing and Educating Societies through the Arts), an organization that seeks to develop opportunities in the global community for African artists throughout the diaspora.

Recommended web sites for further study
(not affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution)

http://www.aidamuluneh.info
http://www.jomodesign.com/aida/index.html
http://www.zoozoom.com

On April 30, on the occasion of the opening of Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora, curator Elizabeth Harney asked Aida to comment on her work in relation to the exhibition's theme of relocation and diaspora.
Go to the Video Interview section.

Untitled
2002
Polaroid transfer on sheet metal
25 x 55 cm. (10 x 21 1/2 in.)
Collection of the artist

The Embrace
2001
Polaroid transfer on ceramic tile
11 x 11 x 0.3 cm. (4 x 4 x 1/8 in.)
Collection of the artist

Happy
2002
Polaroid transfer on ceramic tile
11 x 11 x 0.3 cm. (4 x 4 x 1/8 in.)
Collection of the artist

Difficult
2002
Polaroid transfer on ceramic tile
11 x 11 x 0.3 cm. (4 x 4 x 1/8 in.)
Collection of the artist

Foundation 2000 Polaroid transfer on ceramic tile 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm. (8 x 8 x 3/16 in.) Collection of the artist	Spirit of Sisterhood 2000 Cibachrome print 101 x 75,5 cm. (40 x 30 in.) Collection of the artist
Grace 1999 Cibachrome print 76 x 101 cm. (30 x 40 in.) Collection of the artist	Dues 2002 Polaroid transfer on plexiglass, wood-framed lightbox 136 x 30.5 x 17 cm (54 x 12 x 7 in.) Collection of the artist