Category: Installation

Eucidian dimension + time YourEngagementSequence

40 minute loop

space becomes a pulsating encounter created by movement of sounds modified by the persons movement through space

artificers condemned bulbs

birds eye view – installation destroys that as it re creates the constants

experiential form vs compositional form

Form is the particular temporal experience of the first person subject as they navigate in, through and out of the works frame

• GAIKA : Nine Nights – An amazing few nights a the ICA full of amazing multimedia art installations and performances, ranging from hacked phones to cgi screenings and grime performances. These nights really highlighted to me the expansive capabilities of the medium of installation. How we are not bound to anything but space and time when it comes to presenting art.
• Keith Hudson – Pick a Dub – This is a monumental record in carribean music as it is one of the first concept dub albums meaning that the album flows seamlessly sonically and it utilises an array of psychedelic studio techniques to create vast rich & haunting soundscapes, this is amazing to me as I would like to have my sound installation channel this energy somewhat.
• Yasiin Bey art installation , I never got to experience this in real life but one of my biggest inspirations artistically Yasiin Bey presented his latest album I the form of an art installation only, I found this an amazing concept as I think one of the beautiful benefits on installation as a means of presenting art is the fact the consumers relationship to the art is a one time event as such , this is a useful tool as an artist as instead of presenting something that transcends time that can always be accessed you are presenting and decorating a specific moment in time , I think that is really cool!

Kahlil Joseph – BLKNWS

I stumbled upon this piece of awe inspiring art at the Venice biennale a few years ago , BLKNWS is essentially a parallel dimension universe of afrocentric news through the gaze of a different world. The black experience is documented in a manner that is true and not degrading and artistically surreal yet poignant. This is a big influence on my installation work as I want my work to have a similar effect and show a similar depiction of a similar experience. The ability to present a world of surrealism that exposes more truth and more accurately depicts a real world thing better than the real world is very inspiring to me.

TITLE OF INSTALLATION : ‘PICK AH FUTURE”

A sonic exploration into the Afro Caribbean experience in London through the gaze of a mixed-race gen-z artist. Through the attitude & philosophy of ‘Dub Plunderphonics”

A 4/5 Speaker sound piece (depending on the availability of a sub) accompanied by various visual wall pieces from the afro-london diaspora. The sound piece is composed completely of recycled recordings from my career as a musician, field recordings , important speeches, poetry, soundbites and samples, portraying a loose chronological narrative that reflects and internalises this experience. In multiple cyclical simultaneous cycles.

The philosophy: The philosophy behind this piece is something I have touched in my previous works and is a recurring theme in my practice. This is the honouring of the past, using our past teachings, successes, failures and experiences to carve out a new reality to move forward into. I believe art that resides in this philosophy known in west Africa as ‘Sankofa’ represented by a bird, is where I think my art truly shines.

Contributors to the sound piece would feature words some of my esteemed collaborators like: Nadeem Dingabisi, Lex amor, dochi , Angel Seka , Muva of Earth & Louis Culture.

The name ‘Pick ah future’ takes influence from the dub album ‘Pick a Dub’ by Keith Hudson which is one of the first concept dub albums.

A Drawing of the layout

TECH NEEDED

4 YAMAHA HS7/8 or EQUIVALENT

1 SUB IF POSSIBLE

2 SPEAKERS SCREWED HIGH ON WALL

2 ON STANDS

RASBERRY PIE PLAYING STEMS

NAILS & SCREWS & BLU TAC TO PUT UP ART

WARM ORANGE LIGHT

LIVE ART POSSIBILITY??

VISUAL ARTISTS

Araba Ackon

ANGEL SEKA

I also have kente fabric patterns that can cover any other wall space

GALLERY 4/3 WOULD BE IDEAL.

TIME FRAME

18th-23rd making and finalising

23rd-show mix & aesthetic prep.