A Generation Projected is a site-specific installation. This thesis paper analyzes cultural disconnect, nostalgia, and the influence of global media as a cultural phenomenon, as seen in the installation. The title of the show represents the fact that the artist's generation is one that has grown in a media-dominated world. Because of the globalization of mass media such as television and film, both projected media, this generation has shared many common experiences, which in some ways unite them across national borders, and in other ways divide them due to the many misconceptions propagated through these media. A Generation Projected also signifies the particular generation in Ethiopia that the artist identifies with, a generation facing common challenges such as displacement and diaspora realities. The artist has magnified these experiences through his use of the projection technique to examine these particular themes. Furthermore, the title is a play on words that refers to a particular era in the artist's body of work that is heavily reliant on projection techniques.
