“Employing archival materials collected over a period of seven years, documents that attest to the Italian presence in Ethiopia and Eritrea between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Petros has developed an expansive suite of works that reflect on the lingering effects of colonial memory.”

Exhibition: “Spazio Disponibile,” by Dawit L. Petros, The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, January-July 2020.

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Image: Toni Hafkenscheid and The Power Plant