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I Surrender my Body to Water and Fire: Daniela Yohannes

Past exhibition
21 January - 19 February 2022 London Gallery
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Installation view of I Surrender My Body to Water and Fire. Courtesy of Lucy Emms.
Installation view of I Surrender My Body to Water and Fire. Courtesy of Lucy Emms.

Daniela Yohannes (b. 1982) lives and works in Guadeloupe, in the French Caribbean. Yohannes’ latest body of work is a response to contemporary migration discourse, rendered through a personal, emotive, and Diasporic lens. These paintings meditate on and lament issues surrounding politics of place, freedom of movement, and the desperate actions people take to survive. The artist explores the hardship of a severed connection with homeland and community, while also confronting the devastating impact of treacherous migratory journeys. These paintings bear particular witness to the perils of the Eritrean people, with whom she shares an identity and a homeland.

 

Private View: 20 January 6- 9PM

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Works
  • Daniela Yohannes, Black Bodies Floating in the Dead of Night, 2021
    Daniela Yohannes, Black Bodies Floating in the Dead of Night, 2021
  • Daniela Yohannes, Dallol Raging Fires, 2021
    Daniela Yohannes, Dallol Raging Fires, 2021
  • Daniela Yohannes, I Surrender my Body to Water and Fire, 2021
    Daniela Yohannes, I Surrender my Body to Water and Fire, 2021
  • Daniela Yohannes, When Dreams Turn into Nightmares, 2021
    Daniela Yohannes, When Dreams Turn into Nightmares, 2021
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  • Daniela Yohannes

    Daniela Yohannes

    I Surrender My Body To Water And Fire, 2022 Softback 36 pages
    Publisher: Addis Fine Art
    Dimensions: 21 x 14.8 cm
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Videos
  • Atopias: The Homeless Wanderer (trailer)

    Atopias: The Homeless Wanderer (trailer)

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  • I Surrender My Body to Water and Fire | Daniela Yohannes

    I Surrender My Body to Water and Fire | Daniela Yohannes

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