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the meaning wavers
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2020


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the meaning wavers


Women and Their Work
Sat Nov 23, 2019 - Thu Jan 9, 2020
Austin, TX

Betelhem Makonnen and Stephanie Concepcion Ramirez’s artistic research converges in the exhibition, the meaning wavers, which explores immigration, transnational identity and the impact of silence on our perception of history. 

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untitled (on closer inspection, nothing lines up), 2019 printed vinyl mounted to wall, original photograph scaled to height of wall, overlaps and errors; dimensions variable untitled (on closer inspection, nothing lines up), 2019 printed vinyl mounted to wall, original photograph scaled to height of wall, overlaps and errors; dimensions variable Video stills from change means revolution in Amharic (person, place and thing), 2019 two channel video with stereo sound, 05:36 mins. ode to reconstruct the plot of compounded longing, I and II, 2019 letter writing stationery, rocks, and gallbladder stones 11 x 13 1/4 inches (framed) Studio portraits of mother and daughter (February 1974 / የካቲት ፲፱፻፷፮, Yekatit 1966, E.C. and June 1982 / ሰኔ ፲፱፻፸፬, Sene 1974, E.C.), eve of revolution / eve of separation, 2019 installation with printed vinyl mounted to wall, original photograph scaled to height of wall, reflective vinyl, drywall, projection, time and distance. Dimensions variable Studio portraits of mother and daughter (February 1974 / የካቲት ፲፱፻፷፮, Yekatit 1966, E.C. and June 1982 / ሰኔ ፲፱፻፸፬, Sene 1974, E.C.), eve of revolution / eve of separation, 2019 installation with printed vinyl mounted to wall, original photograph scaled to height of wall, reflective vinyl, drywall, projection, time and distance. Dimensions variable conjugating History, 2019 artist book, 5 x 7 inches, edition of 100 water photo transfer, aluminum plate, 10 x 8 inches, rocks ode to reconstruct the plot of compounded longing, I and II, 2019 letter writing stationery, rocks, and gallbladder stones 11 x 13 1/4 inches (framed) Video stills from change means revolution in Amharic (person, place and thing), 2019 two channel video with stereo sound, 05:36 mins. Video stills from change means revolution in Amharic (person, place and thing), 2019 two channel video with stereo sound, 05:36 mins. Video stills from change means revolution in Amharic (person, place and thing), 2019 two channel video with stereo sound, 05:36 mins. Video stills from change means revolution in Amharic (person, place and thing), 2019 two channel video with stereo sound, 05:36 mins.


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