Kingdoms of Ethiopia II
Motion portraits from the Yatreda series Kingdoms of Ethiopia: የኢትዮጵያ መንግሥታት, which merges historical Ethiopian heroes and heroines with the blockchain.
King Lalibela with crown, monarch of the Zagwe dynasty from 1181 to 1221.
Gudit [Yodit], the rebel leader who led a revolt and burned the Kingdom of Aksum.
Gudit [Yodit], the rebel leader who led a revolt and burned the Kingdom of Aksum.
Seba Segel, the traveling astronomer king, the “wise man from the east.”
Seba Segel, the traveling astronomer king, bearing a gift of frankincense.
Seba Segel, the traveling astronomer king, searching the night sky for the new star.
Royal guard of the Solomonic dynasty wearing an emblem of the Lion of Judah.
Royal guard of the Solomonic dynasty wearing an emblem of the Lion of Judah.
Portrait of Itegue Taitu Betul, Empress of Ethiopia who ruled from 1889 until 1913.
As the wife of Menelik II, Itegue Taitu founded the capital city of Addis Ababa and modernized the country.
Itegue Taitu Betul, founder of Addis Ababa (“New Flower”) in 1886.
King Lalibela with the rock-hewn city he commissioned and constructed during the Zagwe dynasty.
For the second installment of Kingdoms of Ethiopia, Yatreda collaborated with local artisans to create a sculpted mud house. The techniques using hay and clay are being replaced throughout Ethiopia, but were sought out to create the set for this project.