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documenting movement and memory founder, Studio Hiwet

Guadalajara, Jalisco
Joined October 2013
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January 2026: arrived in Guadalajara, Mexico with 0 contacts and a desire to improve my Spanish August 2026: my multimedia project exploring the city during it’s time hosting the World Cup is moving from the walls of cafe to the walls of cultural center – at Guadalajara, Jalisco
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East Africa’s art market is reaching new heights. A major auction at Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi generated more than $356,000, with strong bidding for artists from Tanzania, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique. Several works sold well above their estimates, including a painting by Edward Saidi Tingatinga that set a new world auction record for the Tanzanian artist. With 90% of the 68 lots sold, the results point to growing collector interest and a strengthening secondary market for modern and contemporary East African art. 👉 Read the full article and discover the artists and sales shaping the rise of East Africa’s art market: shorturl.at/LTnpw #AfricanArt #Art #Nairobi #Kenya #ArtMarket #Tingatinga
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This is the official gofundme for anyone who would like to donate. May he rest in peace and return home in peace. gofundme.com/f/support-for-j…
The father of a teen killed in a shooting in the Bronx spoke through tears as he remembered his son. Read more: pix11.com/news/crime/teen-ki…
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As El Niño hits the Horn of Africa, low rainfall in Eritrea is affecting crops and livestock. Early action will save lives. I’ve allocated $3.5M from UN's Global Emergency Fund CERF to help partners deliver food, nutrition, healthcare and water, complementing government efforts.
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2026 Guadalajara on 35mm - snapshots from daily walks through the city 📸
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One year after the fall of El Fasher, I write about the city where I was born and raised, the life we lost, and friends whose fate remains unknown . My personal essay for @NewHumanitarian: thenewhumanitarian.org/opini…⁠ #ElfasherRed
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Humbled to have my first artist residency be international, and based in a city I’ve been developing a relationship with over the past several months. Excited to share more as I develop my work — ambitiously seeking to use cactus fruit to connect Mexico to my roots in Eritrea.
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Employers worldwide are pulling back on AI as they navigate a flood of errors and low-quality work that sap employee time, raise privacy and security risks, and drive up costs theguardian.com/technology/2…
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Rosalía getting rejected by the Abyssinian Baptist Church is so random but so NYC
ROSALÍA cuenta cómo una iglesia de Harlem le negó la entrada al estar llena. Explicó entre risas cómo se preparó para ir, y esperó en la fila hasta que le dijeron que no podía entrar. “Dios dijo no, pero mi atuendo dijo sí”
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As per my last engravement
Imagine how annoyed you have to be to engrave a rock with a complaint 3,766 years ago
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Unsubstantiated claims of Eritrea invading Ethiopia while we have been seeing years of expansionist rhetoric from Ethiopia disregarding sovereign borders with the explicit intention to take Eritrea's Port of Assab. Article after article saying "may have" invaded #SayNoToWar
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Pebble art [🪨 Jane Steven]
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You can spend years trying to become impressive enough to never get rejected again. Or, you can accept that rejection is part of being seen, and go after the life you really want.
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solo travel taught me i can figure things out in a place where nobody knows me and where I don't speak the language well. that confidence follows you for LIFE!
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In an age dominated by technology, in which efficiency and profit often take precedence, it is so important that we continue to cultivate a spirit of contemplation and allow time and space for beauty. Such an attitude will greatly help humanity, especially young people, to discover the ability of art to uplift and reveal the depths of the human spirit and our openness to the divine. Contemplation presents a marvelous opportunity to encounter the God who is Beauty.
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When the air is cold enough, the melody of a bird becomes visible. 📸 Kathrin Swoboda
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It's World Teachers' Day! 📚🍎 Here are some motivational posters to keep you inspired. ✨ #AbbottElementary
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The Iran war has made Eritrea's Red Sea coast more strategically important, and the country says it's now ready to open up. Reuters got access to one of the world's most secretive countries reut.rs/4zA8emT
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Hac intellegentiae artificialis aetate, urgens fit humanam artem ab iis distinguere, quae machinis efficiuntur. Ars enim et ea, quae machina ex innumeris alienis imaginibus statisticae ope computationis generare potest, ontologice, prius etiam quam aesthetice, inter se differunt. Algorithmis humani deest favilla. Quapropter Ecclesia cum artificibus et humani cultus institutis foedus renovare cupit: foedus scilicet ad humanum custodiendum.
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A new investigative documentary exposes how international corporations continue to exploit and make billions from Kenya’s colonial-era tea plantations. Filmmaker Bea Wangondu hopes the film will start a conversation about de-colonisation.
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