Marxist-Modern (Chapter 1) 
2020 - 2021
Bergen and Oslo, Norway 

Marxist-Modern is an ongoing artistic exploration of Ethiopia’s political and cultural transformation in the wake of the 1960s Ethiopian Student Movement. Initiated in 2020, this project seeks to unravel the legacies of one of Africa’s most influential student-led political movements. This project is a journey through Ethiopia’s shifting political and social landscape, seen through the eyes of its thinkers, dreamers, and revolutionaries. Organized into thematic chapters, it interrogates the ideological forces that have driven the nation’s transformations—from the dismantling of an ancient monarchy to the socialist experiment, the complexities of ethnic federalism, and the ongoing tensions of the present day.
Through archival research and creative interpretation, the project explores how competing political visions have fostered both revolutionary change and deep societal fractures. It reflects on the persistence of dogma, the cycles of exclusion and conflict, and the narratives that have been constructed, contested, and erased over time. This is not just a retelling of the past—it is an invitation to see the present and to question and imagine what lies ahead.