Eritrea

In Asmara’s modest galleries and in digital spaces that extend far beyond the Horn of Africa, a new generation of Eritrean artists is reshaping the country’s cultural narrative. Their work, a dialogue between tradition and modernity, carries both the echoes of history and the urgency of contemporary life. The art emerging in recent years spans painting, sculpture, photography, film, and mixed media, each medium offering its own vocabulary of expression. Bold canvases often burst with color, telling stories of endurance and memory, while carefully constructed installations grapple with questions of displacement, identity, and the complexities of a nation still navigating its post-independence trajectory. In intimate portraits and experimental films, personal...