John Akomfrah : Vertigo Sea

16 Jan-10 Apr 2016

Overview

The UK premiere of John Akomfrah’s acclaimed three-screen film installation Vertigo Sea, first seen at the 56th Venice Biennale. The work is a sensual, poetic and cohesive meditation on man's relationship with the sea and exploration of its role in the history of slavery, migration, and conflict. Fusing archival material, readings from classical sources, and newly shot footage, the work explicitly highlights the greed, horror and cruelty of the whaling industry.