Listening, memory and migration explored through immersive sound and film
John Akomfrah invites visitors into a meditative world where sound and image intertwine. Multi-screen installations explore memory, migration, racial injustice and climate change, emphasising the power of listening as a form of activism. The works transform gallery spaces, engaging with colonial histories and the unseen traces of the past.
Open-ended and non-linear, the exhibition layers time, geography and personal experience to create poetic, thought-provoking narratives. Visitors encounter a manifesto of acoustemology, where art shapes history and perception, offering fresh ways to understand identity, belonging and the world around us.
Did you know? Listening All Night To the Rain by John Akomfrah was commissioned by the British Council for the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, 2024. The Commission and UK Tour of Listening All Night To The Rain is supported by Art Fund.
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