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6 Girma Berta
Umthwebuli wezithombe wase-Ethiopia u-Girma Berta uthwebula abantu abajwayelekile beqhubeka nempilo yabo yansuku zonke. Kwezinye izithombe, ziyasebenza, kwezinye ziyadlala, kanti kwezimbalwa kunzima ukusho ukuthi benzani ngempela. Kodwa kaningi kunalokho, kubukeka sengathi basendleleni endaweni ethile, okuthi, ngokusho kuka-Amoako, kudala indawo yonke ezithombeni zakhe. Uthi: “Sonke siya ndawo. “Kunomqondo wenganekwane ebabazekayo, uhambo lweqhawe umbukeli angaxhuma ngalo ngozwela.”
Ochungechungeni oluwine umklomelo luka-Berta, i-Moving Shadows I no-II, izakhamizi zesigaba sabasebenzi edolobheni lakubo i-Addis Ababa zithwetshulwa, ziyasikwa, futhi izibalo ezingazodwa zibekwe ngokumelene nezizinda ezinempilo. Kodwa muva nje, lo mculi ubehambela izwekazi lonke ezothola izikhonzi zakhe. Olunye lochungechunge lwakhe lwakamuva olunesihloko esithi, I-Motion lubonisa abantu basezindaweni zase-Afrika begibele amabhayisikili, isizinda sabo sibonakala siguquliwe ukuze siphakamise ukunyakaza okusheshayo. “Isitayela sami sokuthatha izithombe sigxile ekuthwebuleni amandla ayingqayizivele nobuntu babantu abahlala ezindaweni zasemadolobheni,” kusho umdwebi. “Ngikhangwa ikakhulukazi isimo esishubile sasemadolobheni amakhulu, lapho abantu abavela kuzo zonke izizinda zokuphila behlangana ndawonye ngengxubevange ephithizelayo yamasiko, imisindo, nezinto ezibukwayo.
“Ngezithombe zami, ngizama ukukhombisa ubungqabavu kanye nokwehlukahlukana kwezwekazi lase-Afrika, ngigcizelela ubuhle namandla abantu balo futhi ngivula indawo yokudala kanye nethemba ukuze kuthuthuke,” uyanezela. “Ngale ndlela, umsebenzi wami uhlose ukuletha uguquko oluphusile kanye nokunika abantu amandla okwamukela umoya wenjabulo nokuziveza.”
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