Collections/March 2021

The Relic Quadrilogy

Part of a sprawling, ongoing multimedia project by artist Larry Achiampong, these four films imagine a future in which the global West has begun a decline into obsolescence, while a unified Africa ascends into prosperity, harmony, and a leadership role in the world, an Afrofuturist utopia in which so-called Relic Travellers journey across Britain and the world collecting the remnants and testimonies of a colonial past. Layering image, voice-over, and evocative music to create an immersive audiovisual experience, the Relic films are both hopeful visions of a rising Africa and mournful elegies for a tragic history. Added on Tuesday, 23 March 2021

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