Wayfinder is Larry Achiampong’s first feature and most ambitious film to date.
Set during a pandemic, the film tracks the movements of its central protagonist – a young girl known only as The Wanderer (played by Perside Rodrigues) – on an intrepid journey across England. Travelling from North to South, The Wanderer passes through different regions, towns and landscapes, this epic film builds a dialogue around the themes of class and economic exclusion, belonging and displacement, cultural heritage and the meaning of home. A road movie of sorts, Larry Achiampong’s accomplished debut feature draws on British traditions of travel and exploration of the sublime landscape and the sea – reflecting on division and crisis in the nation today. Addressing an unreconciled history of empire and inequality, Wayfinder asks: who is allowed to feel that they belong?
Drawing on his Ghanaian roots, Larry Achiampong’s projects employ imagery, aural and visual archives, live performance and sound to explore ideas surrounding class, cross-cultural and post-digital identity. With the expansion and sharing of information via the Internet, the idea of a one- size-fits-all version of history, as previously dictated, continues to be eradicated. Achiampong crate-digs the vaults of history and splices audible and visual qualities of the personal and interpersonal archives offering multiple positions revealing the socio-political contradictions in contemporary society. Achiampong’s works examine his communal and personal heritage – in particular, the intersection between pop culture and the postcolonial position, using performance to investigate ‘the self’ as a fiction, devising alter-egos to point at divided selves.
PG certificate.
Running time: 84 minutes.
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Venue Details
Humber Street Gallery is a contemporary art space nestled in the heart of the city’s Fruit Market cultural quarter. Housed in a former fruit warehouse, the gallery will showcase the best in contemporary visual arts from the shocking to the sublime. The gallery seeks to generate debate, push boundaries, encourage new ways of thinking and inspire with a packed programme designed to appeal. to those both familiar and not so familiar with the arts.
Facilities
Accessible Toilets
Assistance Dogs
Baby Changing
Level Access
Wheelchair Access
