Event
Journeys Festival International Portsmouth
19 Oct 2017 – 29 Oct 2017
Journeys Festival International
Leicester, United Kingdom
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Spearman © Tony Spencer and Kye Wilson
Exhibition
Spearman premier at Journeys Festival International Portsmouth
22 Oct 2017 – 25 Oct 2017
Event times
Exhibition: 22-25 October 2017 (open 12-2pm and 4-6pm each day)
Preview: Monday: 23 October, 6pm
Sun 22 October from 2pm onwards – Drumming
Mon 23 October from 6.30pm to 7.30pm – Discussion
Cost of entry
Free
The Container Project
Address
- Portsmouth Cathedral
- High St
- Portsmouth
England - PO1 2HH
- United Kingdom
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Artists Tony Spencer and Kye Wilson invite audiences in England to engage with their new, unique contemporary video installation ‘Spearman’. The exhibition will be presented as part of the Festival's Container Project, outside Portsmouth Cathedral.
About
Artists Tony Spencer and Kye Wilson invite audiences in England to engage with their new, unique contemporary video installation ‘Spearman’.
Depicting a West African musician, the work creates an immersive experience of vibrant Gambian arts and culture.
Premiering at Journeys Festival International in Portsmouth, the exhibition will be presented as part of the Festival's Container Project, in which a prominent 20ft shipping container is transformed into an innovative project space hosting live graffiti and exhibitions such as Spearman. The Container will be positioned in the grounds of Portsmouth Cathedral. Leicester based Urban Artist N4T4 will be painting the exterior live on site, accompanied by an African Drumming performance featuring celebrated Master Drummer, Khalifa Conte.
‘Spearman’ is a single-screen life-size video projection of the eponymous Gambian village drummer who left his home in Kartong village to risk a dangerous migration over land and sea to Europe, in the hope of discovering a better life. Filmed on location in Germany where Spearman now resides, the high-definition video depicts him in traditional Djembe Fola (African Drummer) costume, performing traditional West African rhythms.
First presented at the Kartong International Festival in The Gambia in February 2017, this site-specific work brought together an electrifying performance by Spearman and his former drumming troupe, Kouman Kan Africa.
‘Spearman’ is supported by public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England in partnership with Furry Fruits Visual Arts.
