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Fitsum Berhe Exhibition

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​One Off is pleased to present​


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'En - light'

an exhibition of works on canvas by
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Fitsum Berhe


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​​Private View:
Saturday, 25 May - Noon to 5pm
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Ends - 23 June 2019
'En - light', Fitsum Berhe Exhibition Invitation

About the exhibition

​Life is merely a spectacle.​

 I like to indulge in the physicality of paint matter while portraying images of people.

 Images of people whose thoughts are permeated with the incredible imperfections of excessive thinking.

 The stories of our lives; distractions of the times we live in, idolization of the other more than the self which leads to a smaller me.

 In an attempt to engage our core beauty, I navigate through the presence of illusions of reality that separates us from our higher selves. Unveiling the illusions of our times, that which occupies us.

 In this body of work I try to construct images of the diminished self we hold and possibly indicate what could free us through contemplation, connection, as well as the dimensions that are sacred.
Fitsum Berhe - Nairobi - 2019

Preview of Works

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Fitsum Berhe - Old Gods New Gods, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 200h x 250w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Lost in Thought, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 104h x 79.50w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Veils of Illusion, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 100h x 70w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Arise, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 215h x 150w cm
Fitsum Berhe - The Invisible Story that Lurks Beneath, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 119h x 99w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Untitled I, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 104.50h x 79.50w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Miner as Saint, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 100h x 79w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Untitled II, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 1338h x 77.50w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Trapped in Time, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 138h x 77.50w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Idealized Self Projection II, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 130h x 103w cm
Fitsum Berhe - I Am My Story, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 138h x 77.50w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Contact with the Elements, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 119h x 99w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Idealized Self Projection I, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 180h x 139.50w cm
Fitsum Berhe - The Scared In Us, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 141h x 110.50w cm
Fitsum Berhe - The Presence, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 100h x 100.50w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Untitled III, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 120h x 120w cm
Fitsum Berhe - Untitled IV, 2019 - Acrylic on canvas - 130.50h x 129.50w cm

​Exhibitions
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2001 
  • Alliance Francaise, Asmara
2006
  • Kunst Welten, Salzburg
  • Lamu Island
  • The Talisman Restaurant, Nairobi
2008
  • Galerie Alexandre Cadain, Paris
2009
  • RaMoMA, Nairobi
2010
  • The Talisman Restaurant, Nairobi
2011
  • Gallery Tongkeun, Seoul
2012
  • Galerie 23, Amsterdam
  • Gallery Louiza, Antwerp
  • Gazzambo Gallery, Madrid
  • Capital Club, Dubai
2013
  • L’Hôtel de l’Industrie, St.Germain, Paris
2014
  • GAFRA, London
2015
  • YIA Art Fair, Paris
  • Arta Gallery, Toronto
  • Rampel Studios, Nairobi
2016
  • Galerie Bagnato, Constance
2018
  • Art Karlsruhe, Germany
2019
  • Art Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Art CN, Shanghai

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Permanent Collections
  • Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples
  • East African Visual Arts Trust (formerly RaMoMA), Nairobi
  • Kunst Welten, Salzburg

Exhibition openings are usually on the last Saturday of every month, excluding December. The gallery remains open on Sundays allowing anyone who missed the opening to catch the exhibition the next day. Do join our mailing list so we can send you an invitation.

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