Melissa on the road

Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC, CBC, F24...), writer (on art, music, street art...), I work in radio, podcasting, online, on films. As a writer, I'm a contributor to the New Arab, Art UK, Byline Times, the i paper... Born in Paris, I was also based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and in Bristol, UK. I also reported from Italy, Germany, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq, South Africa... This blog is to share my work and cultural discoveries.

09/11/2023

Elias Sime : The Story of Zoma

Wonderful work...

Elias Sime: Eregata እርጋታ

Arnolfini opened its autumn season for 2023 with Eregata እርጋታ , the first major solo European museum exhibition of one of Ethiopia’s leading contemporary artists, Elias Sime, introducing audiences to a man and maker of extraordinary craftsmanship and collaborative spirit.

This film explores Zoma Museum, an environmentally conscious art institution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia co-founded by acclaimed artist Elias Sime and anthropologist, curator and writer Meskerem Assegued.

Zoma Museum takes a transformative and collaborative approach to art, architecture, education, sustainability, and the celebration and preservation of heritage and tradition.