On the occasion of Gideon Appah’s first solo exhibition in the UK, How to Say Sorry in a Thousand Lights, Pace Live will stage a special night of poetry, music, and movement in response to Appah’s otherworldly, enigmatic paintings.
Celebrated poet and musician James Massiah will construct a soundscape with a live DJ set and poetry reading, and experimental performance artist Yen-Ching Lin will move through the gallery spaces, activating the paintings in new and compelling ways.
Stripped of the signifiers of identity, time, or place, Appah’s intentionally ambiguous paintings leave their narrative open to individual interpretation. The cinematic compositions cast the viewer in the role of voyeur, stumbling upon scenes that appear covert, private, or mysterious. Bringing these narratives to life through sound, poetry and dance, performers James Massiah and Yen-Ching Lin will offer creative responses to engage with the works.
