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Jul 10, 2024 · At the opening ceremony, under a grey spring sky one afternoon in April, a Rastafarian drumming group called Harambe perform at the top of the pavilion staircase, backed by the screens playing Akomfrah’s signature mixture of archival material, nature footage and photography slides.
Akomfrah was a founding member of the influential Black Audio Film Collective, which started in London in 1982 alongside the artists David Lawson and Lina Gopaul, who he still collaborates with today.
Oct 24, 2023 · Photography from Alaska, French Polynesia and Greenland is juxtaposed with archival images of industry, political movements and even scenes of life and death, with the sounds of burbling...
Oct 7, 2024 · Akomfrah’s innovative use of visual and sonic elements is evident in his choice of filming locations, which span from the haunting beauty of Scotland’s boat wrecks to the socio-economic remnants of Yorkshire. These landscapes not only provide a poignant backdrop but also evoke the historical and cultural contexts that underpin his work.
John Akomfrah. © Smoking Dogs Films. Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery. Akomfrah began this year with twin honours: a knighthood and selection as the UK’s representative artist at the next Venice Biennale.
Jan 12, 2016 · John Akomfrah came to prominence with his directorial debut Handsworth Songs, which examined the fallout from the 1985 riots in Birmingham and established his multi-layered visual style.
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Jan 4, 2024 · The film, shown across five screens organised in the shape of a cross, traces the formation of the New World and highlights the migrations of—among other things—people, commodities, plant life...
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