John Akomfrah. A Space of Empathy | SCHIRN INTERVIEW

John Akomfrahs (*1957) immersive Videoinstallationen setzen sich kritisch mit kolonialen Vergangenheiten, globaler Migration oder der Klimakrise auseinander. Im SCHIRN INTERVIEW spricht er über drei bedeutende Arbeiten: The Unfinished Conversation (2012), Vertigo Sea (2015) und Becoming Wind (2023). Der Künstler beschäftigt sich mit der Eindimensionalität geschichtlicher Darstellungen, indem er in seinen Erzählungen ein Gefüge aus mehreren Perspektiven entstehen lässt. Akomfrahs Werk bricht mit der Vorstellung von Linearität, mit der Illusion der einen Wahrheit.
John Akomfrah’s (b. 1957) installations critically examine colonial pasts, global migration, and the climate crisis. In the SCHIRN INTERVIEW he talks about three major multichannel installations: The Unfinished Conversation (2012), Vertigo Sea (2015), and Becoming Wind (2023). The artist addresses one-dimensional historical representations by allowing multiple perspectives to emerge in the narrative, disrupting the notion of linearity and the illusion of a one and only truth.
JOHN AKOMFRAH. A SPACE OF EMPATHY
9. NOVEMBER 2023 bis 28. JANUAR 2024
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[@LucyLouMinou]

Nice guy. But I can’t follow the idea that human empathy will follow technical artistic films. In my opinion? Never…

[@LucyLouMinou]

And there are difficulties when artists try to explain their work too much. What for…? In the end matters the viewers perception.

[@phuongthaon8421]

Your criticism is valid! But I actually think here he is offering his own view and claim over his work. Because someone asked him. Which is interesting, for us to understand him. But he doesnt force it on the viewer.

[@LucyLouMinou]

@@phuongthaon8421 In this case…?! Yes, surely it can also be seen this way.