Aïda Muluneh, Strength in Honor, 2016, pigmented inkjet print, 80 × 80 cm, MoMA, New
Aïda Muluneh, Strength in Honor, 2016, pigmented inkjet print, 80 × 80 cm, MoMA, New York. © 2018 Aïda Muluneh. SourceAïda Muluneh is an Ethiopian photographer and artist based in the country’s capital city, Addis Ababa. The image above is taken from her series The World is 9, inspired by a quote from her grandmother: ‘The world is 9, it is never complete and it’s never perfect.’ Muluneh created 28 pieces of work for this project, each of which explores questions of love, life, history, time and space - click here to see the rest of this gorgeous series. -- source link
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