Ep 4: John Akomfrah — Memory and Terrain

How is the social sphere linked to the ecological? What are the ways in which radical politics can be expressed in cinematic language? To find out, listen to this episode, recorded on the occasion of Sharjah Biennial 15, where John Akomfrah is in conversation with SB15 curator Hoor Al Qasimi. In Sharjah, Akomfrah installed three works (all 2023) —Arcadia, a multi-screen film about the violence of historical and economic systems, Becoming Wind, a five-channel video called that references the myth of the garden of Eden, and Wounding Light a series of images called that combines landscape photography with historical painting. All works are on view in Al Mureijah Square till 11 June 2023. Click here to view them online. Press play to learn more about Akomfrah’s practice, process and SB15 project as well as what makes his work speak to our current time and place. To receive updates about the  15th Sharjah Biennial and the Sharjah Art Foundation’s year-round programme, follow us on Instagram @sharjahart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.