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Wilfred Ukpong, Forever, We Are Bound To This Land by Blood #2, 2017. From the series Blazing Century 1: Niger-Delta/Future-Cosmos. Courtesy of the artist and Blazing Century Studios.
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Wilfred Ukpong
Talk
Afrofuturism and Climate Justice: Artist-Led Tour
16 Feb 2024
Regular hours
- Fri, 16 Feb
- 18:30 – 20:30
Cost of entry
Tickets are £5, however no one will be turned away for lack of funds. If this ticket price is unaffordable for you please get in touch at learning@autograph-abp.co.uk about free ticketing options.
Address
- 1 Rivington Place
- London
United Kingdom - EC2A 3BA
- United Kingdom
Join us for an artist-led response on the crisis of environmental degradation and exploitation in the Niger Delta
About
Utilising aspects of Afrofuturism and mysticism, artist Wilfred Ukpong creates compelling and poetic reflections on the crisis of environmental degradation and exploitation in the Niger Delta. Drawing on historical and personal archives, ecology politics and indigenous environmentalism, his work demonstrates how artmaking can be used as a tool for social empowerment and to confront continued, aggressive colonial practices.
Book tickets and find out more on Autograph's website
Join us at the gallery for an artist led response to the large-scale mixed media photographs and performance-based films featured in Wilfred Ukpong: Niger-Delta / Future-Cosmos exhibition. Over the course of an hour, the artist will expand on his collaborative work with oil producing marginalised communities and reflect on the dynamic artworks that act as a creative intervention on the margins of two worlds: studio-based art and connective social practise. The tour will start promptly at 6:30pm and attendees are encouraged to engage and ask questions.
