A few photos from Libita Clayton's art exhibition opening last Friday at the Spike Island Gallery in Bristol.
Quantum Ghost is a commission by Bristol-based artist and Spike Island studio holder Libita Clayton.
"Comprising an immersive sound installation, a series of large-scale photograms and a programme of live performances, Quantum Ghost maps a journey through archives and territories related to the artist’s heritage," the gallery wrote.
"Digging deep into personal documents and oral histories, the exhibition unearths the subterranean histories and political undercurrents connecting the mining regions of Namibia and Cornwall. From mined ores and sedimentary rocks to precious metals and rare earths, it examines the raw materials at the core of capitalist extraction, revealing how the echoes of colonialism and diasporic migration reverberate through the deep-time of geology."
Libita Clayton is a British-Namibian artist who works across sound and performance.
She also organises workshops and discursive events developed in partnership with DIY organisations, broadcasters and publishers.
Recent exhibitions and performances include: Quantum Ghost, Gasworks, London (2019); 4717, RCA/LUX, Dyson Gallery, Royal College of Art, London; Memento Mori, Kalashnikovv 3.0, Johannesburg (all 2018); DEBUNK, Arnolfini, Bristol; History Lessons: Fluid Records, South London Gallery/Iniva, London; Going Along Without a Body, Iklectik, London; Lexis Over Land—Towards a Feminist Geography, Tremenheere Sculpture Gallery, Cornwall (all 2017). Her work was included in the Diaspora Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale, 2017.
Performance:
A spoken word performance inviting guests into the exhibition, written by Libita Clayton and performed by artist and curator Imani Robinson.
More words on her work soon!
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