John Akomfrah

John Akomfrah is an artist, writer, and filmmaker. His films and video installations explore major issues including racial injustice, colonial legacies, diasporic identities, migration, and climate change. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as part of the Black Audio Film Collective (BAFC). In recent years, his video works have evolved into ambitious, multi-screen installations shown in galleries and museums worldwide. He won the Artes Mundi Prize in 2017 and he was recently honoured with a Knighthood in the 2023 UK Honours List. Akomfrah lives and works in London.