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Larry Achiampong & David Blandy: Finding Fanon Part Two

Still from Finding Fanon Part Two by Larry Achiampong & David Blandy.

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The Finding Fanon series is inspired by the lost plays of Frantz Fanon, (1925-1961) a politically radical humanist whose practice dealt with the psychopathology of colonisation and the social and cultural consequences of decolonisation. Throughout the series, Achiampong and Blandy negotiate Fanon’s ideas, examining the politics of race, racism and decolonisation, and how these societal issues affect our relationship amidst an age of new technology, popular culture and globalisation.

Finding Fanon Part Two collides Art House Cinema with digital culture's Machinima, resulting in a work that explores the post-colonial condition from inside a simulated environment – the Grand Theft Auto 5 in-game video editor. This video work combines several stories, including how the artists’ familial histories relate to colonial history, an examination of how their relationship is formed through the virtual space, and thoughts on the implications of the posthuman condition. 

The work will be showcased at an evening of discussion around the postcolonial, the digital and the Post-human at Fabrica, Brighton. RSVP here. 

Commissioned by Brighton Digital Festival 2015.

 

Date and time

16–30 September 2015

Please note
This is now a past event.

Venue

Brighton Digital Festival
Brighton
UK

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