Themes: London

Beyond The Substrata

Throughout 2019 artist Larry Achiampong developed new work in response to his residency with Waltham Forest Council. Working within an abandoned supermarket in Leyton, the

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A close-up image features the back of the head of young dark skinned man in the foreground. In the background, three other men, out of focus, are facing him. They are seated in what appears to be a gymnasium with a wooden floor. Bright blue balls are scattered across the floor.

The Destructors

the destructors is shot on location in Tower Hamlets, east London. Reflecting on Perretta’s experience as a young man of Bangladeshi heritage, the work reconsiders

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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

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(Reprise) Sunday’s Best

‘(Reprise) Sunday’s Best’ considers how belief systems within the diaspora are inflected by colonial histories. As part of his current research Larry Achiampong is interested

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Surviving You, Always

The transcendental promise of psychedelic drugs versus a concrete and violent experience of metropolitan living. These two opposing realities form the backdrop for an adolescent

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British Summer

British summer was shot on midsummer 2017 during the early production of Crowtrap, days after the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The image of the tower is

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INFINITY Minus Infinity

INFINITY minus Infinity draws on several inspirations: the modernist verse of the Jamaican poet Una Marson, the alluvial invocations of the Martinican philosopher and poet

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Hella Trees

Follows a young obsessive, Rafiki whose artistic practice focuses on trees, their individuality and presence.

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A woman with a long curly hair facing a life-sized portrait of a woman. Their clothes are almost identical.

Claudette’s Star

Acting as part ode and through a series of interpretations, the film depicts young artists considering with sheer wonder who is given a voice.

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Dear Babylon

The future of social housing is threatened by the AC30 Housing Bill. Set in London’s East End, a trio of art students are eager to

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Tower XYZ

Accompanied by a lilting soundtrack, characters wander through London’s concrete jungle as the narrator reflects on the current state of the city and her imagined

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Solidarity

Blacklisting in the UK construction industry impacted thousands of workers who were labelled ‘troublemakers’ for speaking out and secretively denied employment. Activists uncovered alarming links

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