Works - HENOK SPACE

In his performance, “Equilibrium” Henok confronts the continued hegemony of the English language. Having grown up in Ethiopia it was imprinted upon him that the ability to speak and read English signifies power and status. Getachew stands up and after reading intuitively chosen entries from the Oxford English Dictionary tears out the page, crumbles it, and stuffs it under his clothes. The words transform from ideas spoken out loud to being embodied in the literal sense by Getachew. He confronts the “everythingness” of the dictionary, one that has followed him from classroom to classroom, a constant reminder, and emblem of the importance paid to this particular language above others. This small act of rebellion allows him to confront the global colonial history. Finally, he stands in front of the Humboldt Forum on a small pedestal, posed, filled with knowledge, a temporary sculpture, demanding to be seen. ( Text by Julie Gaspard )

Room tempereture.

The press release

Hamburger Bahnhof Museum Für Gegenwart for
Festival of Future Nows 2017
We communicate in very sophisticated nuances of spoken language. We share our knowledge through generations in many forms.

Frozen Dialogues

National Anthem

Donkey-Lobaloization Bed Time story

Textres of Human

Condo-minimization

Cheotic Symphoney

Red Light - Waiting

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