Applications for a writer-in-residence, to accompany an exhibition of John Akomfrah’s film installation Vertigo Sea from 16 January to 10 April 2016 is open. Vertigo Sea, a three-screen film, first seen as part of Okwui Enwezor’s All the World’s Futures exhibition, is a sensual, poetic and cohesive meditation on man’s relationship with the sea and exploration of its role in the history of slavery, migration, and conflict.
Fusing archival material, readings from classical sources, and newly shot footage, the work explicitly highlights the greed, horror and cruelty of the whaling industry. This residency allows a writer to spend time at Arnolfini working in response to the exhibition. The writer-in-residence is expected to provide an independent perspective and response through which our audience’s engagement with the exhibition may be enhanced.
For more information and an application form visit here and email [email protected].
Deadline: 5:00pm on 11 December 2016
Image: John Akomfrah, Vertigo Sea 2015 © Smoking Dogs Films.