Summary Akomfrah's latest work Vertigo Sea (2015) is a new three-screen film installation that explores what Ralph Waldo Emerson calls 'the sublime seas'. Fusing archival material, readings from classical sources and newly shot footage, Akomfrah's piece focuses on the disorder and cruelty of the whaling industry and juxtaposes it with scenes of many generations of migrants making epic crossings of the ocean for a better life. View more details
Genres : Adventure
Release date : May 8, 2015
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Lisson Gallery
Language : English
Production companies : Smoking Dogs Films
Summary Akomfrah's latest work Vertigo Sea (2015) is a new three-screen film installation that explores what Ralph Waldo Emerson calls 'the sublime seas'. Fusing archival material, readings from classical sources and newly shot footage, Akomfrah's piece focuses on the disorder and cruelty of the whaling industry and juxtaposes it with scenes of many generations of migrants making epic crossings of the ocean for a better life. View more details
Genres : Adventure
Release date : May 8, 2015
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Lisson Gallery
Language : English
Production companies : Smoking Dogs Films
