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Crossroads

Crossroads (2009) was developed out of the artist’s investigation into the mythology surrounding the legendary Robert Johnson, a bluesman with three gravestones, 29 recorded songs

An Excavation

In 2014, 45 crates of looted antiquities were discovered at Geneva Freeport in a warehouse belonging to disgraced antiquities dealer Robin Symes. They contained tens

Cthuluscene

“Cthuluscene”, made in collaboration with Claire Barrett, addresses the climate crisis and our collective future, through a close examination of our relationship to the concept of “nature”. Blandy &

Hercules: Rough Cut

Hercules: Rough Cut refers to the Roman version of the Greek Heracles, a series of stories rife with internal contradictions and gathered from multiple sources

Becoming Plant

Becoming Plant (2022) follows six dancers who participate in a therapeutic group experiment with psychedelics, while temporarily ‘living’ together on the demilitarised industrial site. While

Alternative Economies

Alternative Economies was made in conversation with herbalist Rasheeqa Ahmad and financial services regulator Rachel Bardiger. The film discusses the imperialist exploits of the Disney

A Lament for Power

This ambitious film explores the ethics of scientific discovery and the complex relationship between science, politics and race in our age of avatars, video gaming

Beit Iksa Boys

A fragmentary account of a journey through Jerusalem Stone quarries, Beit Iksa Boys (2013) indirectly explores the complex role of land, stone and resources in

UPROOTED

UPROOTED. A film about where the artist was born and grew up. The film is a poetic response to childhood, growing up in Guyana and

Sunday’s Best

Sunday’s Best is a film and installation comprised of vivid audio and images of praise and worship sessions in a Ghanaian community church, married with

Art Class

Art Class is a filmed performance lecture playing on, and exploring, the perennial tension between the two key words in its title. It uses the

A Distant Echo

A Distant Echo is a feature film that explores themes of myth, identity, culture and the construction of history. Shot on 35mm film, A Distant

The Long Note

Exploring social histories through film, photography, print, text and performances, Helen Cammock creates multiple and layered narratives that are not linear, allowing the cyclical nature

Relic 3

The fourth film in what is currently a quadrilogy, ‘Relic 3’ forms part of Relic Traveller: Phase 2, a multi-disciplinary project by Larry Achiampong, which

Relic 0

‘Relic 0’ forms part of Larry Achiampong’s Relic Traveller: Phase 1, a multi-disciplinary project manifesting in performance, audio, moving image and prose. Taking place across

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