Between Nostalgia and Dreams | The Africa Center
Yusuf Ahmed, Maroodi and Her Art, 2023, courtesy of the artist
Between Nostalgia and Dreams
February 5, 2025—April 27, 2025
The Africa Center
Between Nostalgia and Dreams, photographs by Ethiopian- American artist Yusuf Ahmed, is on view at the Africa Center until April 27th, 2025. The exhibition features fifteen photographs by the artist, all surrounding the question: “What is the object you’ve held onto the longest? Through this Ahmed reveals the deep sentimentality of heritage and memory. The photographs burn with a golden nightly hue, evoking the lonely qualm of remembering, and the sanctifying aura of being connected to a larger history that one may not be fully aware of. Ahmed’s subjects span Africa, Asia and the Middle East, offering the collective yearning that exists within immigrant identities.
