Human Intervention

Human Intervention
John Akomfrah’s environmentally conscious video installation, Purple, offers dialogues about climate change by foregrounding issues such as global warming, animal extinctions and the plastic ocean. The piece brings together archival film, new footage and a mesmerising soundtrack, creating an immersive and challenging experience.
 
At Bildmuseet, Sweden, from 13 April. Find out more here. 
Credits:
1. © Still frame from Purple by John Akomfrah.

Posted on 1 March 2018

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