\Theo Eshetu
Theo Eshetu, *1958 in London, UK,
lives and works in Berlin, Germany and Rome, Italy.
Throughout his prolific oeuvre, Theo Eshetu (b. London, 1958) has touched on themes taken from anthropology, art history, scientific research, and religious iconography to create a distinctive body of works based on a syncopated rhythmic montage of sounds and images. His works move freely from large-scale video installations to essay-like films that question the very reality of what images can reveal.
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Theo Eshetu
Veiled Woman 1 (2012)
Analogue photography on fine art paper
image size: 90 x 90 cm
framed: 117,5 x 117,5 cm
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
image size: 90 x 90 cm
framed: 117,5 x 117,5 cm
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Theo Eshetu
Boys and Girls
from the series: Lamu Project
Video Installation
Four 42-inch monitors and one 32-inch monitor
Three media players
Synchronized playback
Duration: circa 15:00 min.
Sound: Stereo
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Video Installation
Four 42-inch monitors and one 32-inch monitor
Three media players
Synchronized playback
Duration: circa 15:00 min.
Sound: Stereo
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Theo Eshetu
Cats (2012)
from the series: The Lamu Project
Video installation
For two monitors
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Video installation
For two monitors
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Theo Eshetu
Day and Night
from the series: The Lamu Project
Video installation
Four 42-inch monitors
Two media players
Video installation
Four 42-inch monitors
Two media players
Theo Eshetu
Dead Boys in Paradise (2024)
Single screen projection
Site specific size measurements for projection
Duration: 33:00 min.
Sound Design by Keir Fraser
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Site specific size measurements for projection
Duration: 33:00 min.
Sound Design by Keir Fraser
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Theo Eshetu
Seascape (2012)
from the series: The Lamu Project
Video installation
Proposal: four monitors (Two vertical monitors in the center and two horizontal monitors on each side)
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Video installation
Proposal: four monitors (Two vertical monitors in the center and two horizontal monitors on each side)
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Theo Eshetu
Silhouettes and Shadows
from the series: The Lamu Project
Video installation
Two HD Video projectors turned on their side
Thin Gauze fabric
Lights
Sound: stereo
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Video installation
Two HD Video projectors turned on their side
Thin Gauze fabric
Lights
Sound: stereo
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Theo Eshetu
The Festival of Sacrifice (2012)
from the series: The Lamu Project
Video installation
Varying number of monitors or projectors of different dimensions (various configurations)
Previous installations: Ten 52-inch monitors
One media player for synchronized playback
Duration: 17:59 min.
Sound: Multi channel sound system
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Video installation
Varying number of monitors or projectors of different dimensions (various configurations)
Previous installations: Ten 52-inch monitors
One media player for synchronized playback
Duration: 17:59 min.
Sound: Multi channel sound system
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Theo Eshetu
Veiled Woman on a Beachfront (2011)
Video installation
Variable sizes and display (various configurations)
1 Media player and sound
Duration: 18:00 min.
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Sound: Stereo. Composition by Morton Feldman
Variable sizes and display (various configurations)
1 Media player and sound
Duration: 18:00 min.
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Sound: Stereo. Composition by Morton Feldman
Theo Eshetu
View from Bar Olympia
from the series: The Lamu Project
Video installation
Proposal: two monitors
Sound: stereo
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP
Video installation
Proposal: two monitors
Sound: stereo
Edition 1/5 + 2 AP