ዳኒአላ በዛበህ ዮሃንነስ

I Surrender my Body to Water and Fire 2021

This body of work is a response to contemporary migration discourse, rendered through a personal, emotive and Diasporic lens. These paintings meditate and lament issues around politics of place, freedom of movement and the desperate actions people take to survive. I explore the hardship of a severed connection with homeland and community, while also confronting the devastating impact of treacherous journeys of migration. These paintings bear witness to the perils of the Eritrean and Tigray people, with whom I share an identity and a homeland.

“Beneath the Pelagie”

Acrylic on canvas | 2021

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“Black bodies floating in the dead of night”

100 cm x 81 cm | Acrylic on canvas | 2021

“Kanza”

Acrylic on canvas | 2021

“Through the fire”

81 cm x 100 cm | Acrylic on canvas | 2021

“When dreams turn into nightmares”

210 cm x 100 cm | Acrylic on canvas | 2021

“Ontological Terror”

80 cm x 120 cm | Acrylic on canvas | 2021