WattsOS
T5
Tightrope 5.1
2009 · Telephone wire nailed to fiberboard (telephone wire, nails on fiberboard)
130 3/16 in. × 94 7/8 in. (330.7 × 241 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Elias Sime is an Ethiopian artist who assembles dense, large-scale compositions from reclaimed electronic components, circuit boards, and wiring, fusing digital-age detritus with formal patterns drawn from Ethiopian craft traditions. His work has been exhibited at institutions including the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.
Source: James Cohan · Trust score: 100% · Updated 3mo ago