John Akomfrah:
Listening All Night to the Rain
... the Great British Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Art Biennale
Listening All Night to the Rain
... the Great British Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Art Biennale
Type: Exhibition Design
Site: Venice, Italy
Date: 2024
... with Jessica Reynolds of vPPR Architects and the British Council for the Arts
Site: Venice, Italy
Date: 2024
... with Jessica Reynolds of vPPR Architects and the British Council for the Arts
- Featured on the Architectural Association Website
- Featured on the Harvard Graduate School of Design Website
Exploring post-colonialism, environmental devastation and the politics of aesthetics, Listening All Night To The Rain is Akomfrah’s boldest and most ambitious commission to date. The exhibition brings together eight interlocking and overlapping multimedia and sound installations into a single and immersive environment that tells stories of migrant diasporas in Britain. The exhibition tells global stories through the ‘memories’ of people who represent migrant communities in Britain and examines how multiple geopolitical narratives are reflected in the experiences of diasporic people more broadly.
