Cellular Universe
Merikokeb Berhanu
2 - 29 Jul 2020
Online
Addis Fine Art is pleased to present Cellular Universe, Merikokeb Berhanu's third solo show with the gallery.
Merikokeb's vibrant works at first glance appear abstract: swirls of colour circulate organically across the canvas creating imagery that mesmerises and draws in the viewer. Closer inspection reveals recognisable forms; familiar patterns from the natural world start to emerge, creating a mysterious almost subterranean atmosphere. Life-generating forms, such as orange seed pods, embryos, fallopian tubes, and pulsing cells, are set against a network of gaunt, drooping figures, and surreal earthly structures.
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