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Betelhem Makonnen___ቤተልሄም መኮንን                                                         






I build my language with rocks
- Édouard Glissant










allographic
translation
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2017
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allographic translation


Enchanted Rock, Fredericksburg, TX November 2017

Durational rock interviews using graphite on rolls of acetate for recording, a collaborative project of Betelhem Makonnen with Adrian Aguilera.Writings on work:

Betelhem Makonnen and Adrian Aguilera process photos on site Enchanted Rock, near Fredericksburg, Texas, US Nov 03, 2018. Photo Credit: Erica Robert Pallo Betelhem Makonnen and Adrian Aguilera process photos on site Enchanted Rock, near Fredericksburg, Texas, US Nov 03, 2018. Photo Credit: Erica Robert Pallo Betelhem Makonnen and Adrian Aguilera process photos on site Enchanted Rock, near Fredericksburg, Texas, US Nov 03, 2018. Photo Credit: Erica Robert Pallo Betelhem Makonnen and Adrian Aguilera process photos on site Enchanted Rock, near Fredericksburg, Texas, US Nov 03, 2018. Photo Credit: Erica Robert Pallo Betelhem Makonnen and Adrian Aguilera process photos on site Enchanted Rock, near Fredericksburg, Texas, US Nov 03, 2018. Photo Credit: Erica Robert Pallo untitled (allographic translation of undocumented history, Enchanted Rock, 30.507159° N 98.816730° W, alt. 1750 ft.) 2017, rock interview with graphite on acetate, 80 x 40 inches untitled (allographic translation of undocumented history, Enchanted Rock, 30.5066299° N 98.817805° W, alt. 1800 ft.) 2017, rock interview with graphite on acetate, 80 x 40 inches detail image, untitled (allographic translation of undocumented history, Enchanted Rock, 30.5066299° N 98.817805° W, alt. 1800 ft.) 2017, rock interview with graphite on acetate, 80 x 40 inches
















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