John Akomfrah - A Space of Empathy

An overview of John Akomfrah's work, with contributions by Julia Grosse and Nelly Y. Pinkrah, an interview with the artist, along with a foreword by Sebastian Baden. Published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt in 2023-2024. John Akomfrah (born 1957) is a British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator. His works are characterised by their investigations into memory, post-colonialism, cultural identity, temporality and aesthetics and often explores the experiences of migrant diasporas globally. Akomfrah was a founding member of the influential Black Audio Film Collective, which started in London in 1982 alongside the artists David Lawson and Lina Gopaul, who he still collaborates with today.

This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition "John Akomfrah - A Space of Empathy", Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.

Editors Julia Grosse, Sebastian Baden 
Editing Julia Grosse
Publication Managment Natalie Storelli
Copy-editing Amanda Gomez (English), Elisabeth Wellershaus (German and sensitive editing)
Translation Tanya Crenshaw, Nelly Y. Pinkrah (EN - DE), Nicola Morris (DE - EN)
Graphic Design and Typesetting Stoodio Santiago da Silva, Berlin
Image Processing DZA Druckerei zu Altenburg
Project Managment Jens Sippenauer
1º ed. 2023
ISBN 978-3-949973-44-4
Number of pages 120
Language DE, EN