Kibir at Paris Photo 2025: Yatreda

There exists a particular dignity in the way Kiya Tadele describes her family art collective’s process of creating works. “Our artwork remains pure to the collective memory of my family and my country,” said Tadele. “It is the recognition that Ethiopian art is not simply a collection of ancient artifacts, but a living narrative, which also carries on today.” This distinction sits at the heart of Yatreda’s practice, where the group creates moving works that resist being mere documentation and instead become acts of reverence. For their Paris Photo 2025...