Portrait of Itegue Taitu Betul, Empress of Ethiopia who ruled from 1889 until 1913. As the wife of Menelik II, she founded the capital city of Addis Ababa and modernized the country. Motion portrait from the series Kingdoms of Ethiopia, which features historical Ethiopian heroes and heroines.
Artist Bio
Yatreda ያጥሬዳ is a family-based collective of artists from Ethiopia, led by creative director Kiya Tadele, who create digital artwork in the style of tizita—a profound sense of nostalgia and longing for the past. Combining childhood musings, oral history, and folk tales with the rich history and legends cherished by modern Ethiopians, Yatreda’s work invites viewers to contemplate the cyclical nature of history. In a fusion of tradition and innovation, Yatreda mints their artwork on the blockchain, employing a 21st-century approach to preserving history. This peer-to-peer, shared online record of transactions enables them to immortalize African legends, folk dances, and endangered cultural styles for eternity, reflecting their mission to rediscover Africa’s original self once again. Their art bridges the ancient and the contemporary, ensuring that Ethiopia’s cultural legacy is both celebrated today and safeguarded into the future.
Provenance
UltraDAO
Acquired from above
NFT, minted 2021
MP4, 1440 x 1920 pixels
Token ID: 2
Smart Contract: 0x814A056F1607C7F43285a1a1de43755Ed3b26eE7
Token Standard: ERC-721
Blockchain: Ethereum
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