Based in his hometown Addis Ababa, Dawit Abebe is a seasoned traveller who draws inspiration from the countries and places he visits. His critical observations force him to try and make sense of contemporary everyday life both at local and global levels. Liminal in the age of mobile-ty consists of seven paintings on canvas. The artist uses the smartphone and social media images and symbols as a starting point to explore the intricacy of human communication aided by advanced technology. He is concerned with what happens in the space in-between when the interaction is erratic and fragmentations and disconnections occur, be it in history, knowledge, time and space. This body of work follows Dawit Abebe’s X-Privacy series from 2012, in which he critically examines the themes of power and individual and collective freedom.