Join Elizabeth Giorgis as she tells us about some of the symbols and imagery that appear in Melkamzer’s paintings, such as faces, vines, suns and moons, to gain insight into reading telsem. 

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CREDITS

Host: Elizabeth Giorgis

Artwork: Untitled  (year) by Henok Melkamzer.

Producers: Jyoti Dhar, Kamayani Sharma and Mahshid Rafiei.

Film and Multimedia: Dima Bittard, Unnikrishnan Suresh, Ward Helal, Shafeek Nalakath Kareem, and Magdi Tawfig.

Special thanks: Nawar Al Qassimi

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