"There's no goodbye, just see ya later."

So: I decided that before I returned to Ethiopia I should take a trip to Europe. I have amassed a decent amount of friends in a range of countries. The plan as it stands now is to visit: Ireland, England, Netherlands, Germany, France. Currently writing this from a hostel in the western town of Galway, Ireland. (more on Ireland in a later post) Im staying basically a week in each country that I'm visiting. It's likely that I'll be posting with a frequency of once per week after I leave the each respective country. 

Firstly however as a little last hurrah in the United States I spent a few days with friends in NYC. I have only been to New York a handful of times. I met friends old and new, checked out a few shows in Chelsea, the New Museum with a retro of Chris Burden's work (really amazing), and basically hung tuff.

Chris Burden's show really took me by surprise. I of course had been familiar with his work with the rather epic "Shoot" piece he did which changed performace art forever. The work in this show was a bit more expansive however, and he really up the ante with his work over time. The work starts to take on a more and more monumental feeling to it. Like he had to go bigger and bigger - eventually creating a work worth over 4 million USD (look up the stack of gold bars that he shows occasionally, lucky if you find a photograph). 

Otherwise its always interesting to be in New York - seems like theres always something crazy happening. It's wild that all of us ended up there at that same time too actually. People just sort of came out of the woodwork to get together and hang.

Here's a few pics from the weekend:

Peace Chicago (obligitory plane pic)

Peace Chicago (obligitory plane pic)

Sup East Coast (not yet final obligatory plane pic)

Sup East Coast (not yet final obligatory plane pic)

Chris Burden's All the Submarines of the United States of America (1987) 

Chris Burden's All the Submarines of the United States of America (1987) 

Still life at Sara's place

Still life at Sara's place

Chirs Burden's  Big Wheel in motion

Chirs Burden's  Big Wheel in motion

This crazy artist dude painting with his own blood after he tapped an artery

This crazy artist dude painting with his own blood after he tapped an artery

Pretty friends

Pretty friends

Jono maxin a pancake sandy

Jono maxin a pancake sandy

These crazy dancing chicks at this party

These crazy dancing chicks at this party

Ej gettin trill

Ej gettin trill

Parting pic

Parting pic

Announcing: Uneditioned Print Sale

Hi Guys, 

I hope you've enjoyed getting up to date with what I'm currently working on in Ethiopia. 

I'm excited to return to Ethiopia in Mid-December. I plan to return to Addis Ababa and continue to work and develop the projects that I have been involved in during the past year and a half. I realize that if I were to stop my progress now, that too much will change by the time I'm ready to return.

I'm going back to continue to photograph the changing landscape of Addis Ababa for the next two years. I will resume my documentary approach to the construction and renovation going on in the city. I am also developing a studio practice and will begin to flush some new ideas out through a different more calculated approach than I am normally accustomed to.

In order to raise additional funds for project costs I'm having an print sale. Below you will find ten prints that I am offering. They are all sized at 16x20 inches (with a .5" border). These images are from the series Recent Photographs from Addis Ababa. The photographs will be printed on a medium weight bright white matte paper with Epson archival pigment inks. The price per print is $50 + $5 S&H. I will include a discount on shipping for a multiple print purchase.  

Please see the form below for ordering instructions!

 

1. Baboo

2. Mattress

3. Mohammed, A tailor in my neighborhood

4. Wire

5. The National Theatre, Addis Ababa

 6. Untitled

7. A local coffee house

8. Untitled 

9. Soil

10. Somewhere, Ethiopian countryside

 

 Thank you so much for looking! Please email for any questions!