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- LONDON — Shortly before the artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah left Ghana for Britain after a 1966 coup, the nine-year-old-boy had a final encounter with his grandfather, the High Priest of the Akomfrah clan. The venerated old man wore a ring that had passed down through generations, representing the power to bring order to life’s chaos.
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Jul 10, 2024 · He owned a ring that had been passed down from generation to generation, for hundreds of years. Akomfrah was next in line to receive it. Just before he left the country, however, his grandfather chose not to pass it on.
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Sep 1, 2021 · The venerated old man wore a ring that had passed down through generations, representing the power to bring order to life’s chaos. It seemed like a perfect parting gift for his eldest grandson....
John Akomfrah is a widely respected artist and filmmaker, whose works are characterised by their investigations into memory, postcolonialism, temporality and aesthetics and often explores the experiences of migrant diasporas globally.
Feb 5, 2024 · Fusing archival material, readings from classical sources and newly shot footage, Akomfrah’s piece focuses on the disorder and cruelty of the whaling industry and juxtaposes it with shots of African migrants crossing the ocean in search of a better life, but instead, facing brutality and death at the hands of those in authority.course for the ...
Apr 16, 2024 · John Akomfrah is known for his dramatic, richly layered multiscreen video installations that use archive material and newly shot footage to challenge the conventions of film-making, and explore...
Jan 5, 2024 · The Venice Biennale-bound artist discusses his latest video work exploring the so-called Columbian exchange and tells us why his films owe a debt to cinema but are “rendered slightly strange” The British-Ghanaian artist John Akomfrah has been pushing the boundaries of film for more than four decades. Having started out with experimental ...
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