Unseen Guests: Locating Absence

In the context of Unseen Guests, Locating Absence is a panel discussion held on 6 June 2024, focusing on the artistic practice of John Akomfrah, exploring themes such as climate justice, anticolonial methodologies, Pan-African thinking, and archival research inherent in his practice. The panel consisted of film curator June Givanni, artist Evan Ifekoya, and Ashwani Sharma (Senior Lecturer in Film and Screen Studies), with moderation by James Harvey (Senior Lecturer in Film and Media). This is James Harvey's introductory presentation about his book, 'John Akomfrah' (2023), which the event also marks the launch of. As part of the British Pavilion’s Public Programme, iniva presents Unseen Guests, a commission of eight artists based in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), working across new media, audiovisual and writing to create new works in dialogue with the work of filmmaker and artist John Akomfrah. Unseen Guests is supported by the British Council. To view the artistic commissions, visit www.unseen-guests.net ---- www.iniva.org [email protected]