{"id":18898,"date":"2026-07-16T16:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/aida-mulunehs-secular-icons-in-casablanca\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T09:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T09:01:16","slug":"aida-mulunehs-secular-icons-in-casablanca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/en\/aida-mulunehs-secular-icons-in-casablanca\/","title":{"rendered":"Aida Muluneh\u2019s Secular Icons in Casablanca"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18898\" class=\"elementor elementor-18898 elementor-16212\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f1e7a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f1e7a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cc2ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3cc2ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Vibrant reds, faces painted with geometric symbols, direct gazes. Through the end of the summer, Galerie 38 is showcasing several works by Aida Muluneh, offering a glimpse into the world the Ethiopian photographer has been developing for the past twenty years. In this body of work, photography moves away from the documentary style to draw on symbolism, painting, and Ethiopian iconography.  <\/b><\/p><p>By the editorial staff  <b><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3973b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3973b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18902\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-6.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-6-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-6-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa17f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa17f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View of the exhibition \u201cA Real Fiction\u201d at Galerie 38 in Casablanca.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd175d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bd175d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1ee3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a1ee3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more than twenty years, Aida Muluneh has been building a body of work that stands apart in the landscape of contemporary African photography. Born in Addis Ababa in 1974, Aida Muluneh grew up in Yemen, England, Cyprus, and Canada. From this diasporic journey emerged a body of work whose visual language is now instantly recognizable. Her photographs, characterized by their intense colors and rigorous compositions, draw as much from Ethiopian iconography as from contemporary staging. Women occupy a central place in her work. Depicted head-on and with a solemn air, they embody not so much characters as symbolic figures through which the artist explores memory, power, and transmission.     <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e20e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3e20e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb5bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcb5bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-9.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-9-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-9-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308a115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"308a115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View of the \"A Real Fiction\" exhibition at Galerie 38 in Casablanca.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-096c5eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"096c5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c93fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86c93fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The solid blocks of red, black, blue, or white that characterize her work today are more than just an aesthetic signature. For Simon Njami, this evolution marks a true turning point. Having worked in documentary film early in her career, Muluneh now creates images that are as much photography as they are painting. In the catalog for the exhibition \u201cA Real Fiction,\u201d he writes, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Muluneh reinvents a cosmogony that broadens the realm of possibilities by giving birth to secular icons <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d <\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her influence extends far beyond her own work. By founding the Addis Foto Fest in 2010 and later the Desta for Africa agency, she has created platforms for a new generation of African photographers to gain visibility. As Simon Njami points out,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cphotography is considered not only a force for empowerment, but also an indispensable language for the development of critical thinking.\u201d <\/span><\/i> <\/p><p><b>\u201cA Real Fiction,\u201d Galerie 38, Casablanca, through August 30, 2026.<br\/><br\/>This translation was generated using AI. For the original text, please see the French version of this article.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a331c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1a331c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8614e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8614e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-accueil-aida.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-accueil-aida.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-accueil-aida-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-accueil-aida-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-accueil-aida-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-accueil-aida-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0561090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0561090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View of the exhibition \u201cA Real Fiction\u201d at Galerie 38 in Casablanca.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e0558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8e0558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ff31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14ff31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18903\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-5.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-5-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.diptykmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/expo-aida-5-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be66fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be66fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View of the \u201cA Real Fiction\u201d exhibition at Galerie 38 in Casablanca.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vibrant reds, faces painted with geometric symbols, direct gazes. 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