Screening night - Castle Cinema - 12th October
Sound in black forms of worship and rituals.
Films by Christelle Oyiri, Olukemi Lijadu and Wilmarc Val. Followed by an artist talk by Olukemi Lijadu and Wilmarc Val
Curated by Sandra Jean Pierre and supported by FLUXUS Arts Projects and not/nowhere.
HYPERFATE by Christelle Oyiri
A visual reminder of mortality that challenges the distinctions between ideas of destiny and fate, raising the question of how rap, often associated with stories of initiation and success, has transformed into a place where tragic heroes meet their demise.
Sound in black forms of worship and rituals.
Films by Christelle Oyiri, Olukemi Lijadu and Wilmarc Val. Followed by an artist talk by Olukemi Lijadu and Wilmarc Val
Curated by Sandra Jean Pierre and supported by FLUXUS Arts Projects and not/nowhere.
HYPERFATE by Christelle Oyiri
A visual reminder of mortality that challenges the distinctions between ideas of destiny and fate, raising the question of how rap, often associated with stories of initiation and success, has transformed into a place where tragic heroes meet their demise.
COME AND SPEAK TO ME ABOUT WHAT YOU FELT by Olukemi Lijadu
In this work, the artist weaves together fragmented threads of Black music. Come and speak to me about what you felt is an exploration of the search for one’s history and how music can communicate feelings beyond words across time and distance.
GUARDIAN ANGELS by Olukemi Lijadu
GUARDIAN ANGELS explores the artist’s relationship with religion, informed by her grandmother’s study of African philosophy and Catholic upbringing.
BRAVE by Wilmarc Val
When a Haitian Vodou priestess, a Mambo, passes away, her children must celebrate the deity she served. It is time for the artist's mother to return to the homeland to perform this ritual in honour of his late grandmother.
Event pics courtesy of Kevin Phitis & Alexandria Animba
In this work, the artist weaves together fragmented threads of Black music. Come and speak to me about what you felt is an exploration of the search for one’s history and how music can communicate feelings beyond words across time and distance.
GUARDIAN ANGELS by Olukemi Lijadu
GUARDIAN ANGELS explores the artist’s relationship with religion, informed by her grandmother’s study of African philosophy and Catholic upbringing.
BRAVE by Wilmarc Val
When a Haitian Vodou priestess, a Mambo, passes away, her children must celebrate the deity she served. It is time for the artist's mother to return to the homeland to perform this ritual in honour of his late grandmother.
Event pics courtesy of Kevin Phitis & Alexandria Animba