Dawit Dersolign

artists
Dawit Dersolign
dates
2—18 December 2022
location
Good Grief Studios
collaborators
Nadia Refaei, Sharifah Emalia Al-Gadrie
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A solo exhibition of new works by Dawit Dersolign 

Dawit Dersolign doesn't call himself an artist. As a child, he experimented with artmaking, then returned to it for a few years as a teenager living in a refugee camp in Sudan. Beginning work at Life Raft Tasmania in 2017 presented Dawit with an array of waste materials, and creative possibilities, that prompted the work he makes today. Dawit’s works are colourful, playful and decorative – and often functional. This exhibition presents mixed media sculptural, 2D and interactive works made from reclaimed industrial waste such as pool noodles, Christmas baubles, thermal blankets, packing cardboard and even recycled industrial glue.

Curated by
Nadia Refaei + Sharifah Emalia Al-Gadrie

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address
Good Grief Studios
62 Argyle St, Hobart TAS 7000
artists
Dawit Dersolign
collaborators
Nadia Refaei – Curator
Sharifah Emalia Al-Gadrie – Curator
credits
Jade Irvine – Writer
partners
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