Untitled / Back To Church III
1 sound
Untitled / Back To Church III
Larry Achiampong
8.37min.
The piece can be heard in the vicinity of Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
‘Untitled’ is a sound installation by Larry Achiampong that expands on his research on the incongruence of faith practices that straddle western and non-western influences, the mutations of traditions and language that are birthed as a result of colonisation, and how these affect people today. In particular, he explores the relationship with Christian imperialism and impact of this imported religion on his tribe - The Ashanti.
Conceived during Achiampong’s year-long Sound and Music embedded residency at the British Library Sound Archive (2016 - 2017), ‘Untitled’ highlights the importance of archives and personal heritage. The work resulted in the creation of a new vinyl LP consisting of audio tracks created from field recordings (Back to Church I, II, III) made with Christ Reformed Church in Peckham (in association with South London Gallery) and an original synth-built score (Wreath I, II). The blending of this audio with the churches in Venice is aimed at bridging connections with the community hall spaces that the artist used to worship in as a child, highlighting issues surrounding communal spaces, poverty, bodily (and vocal) gestures and omnipresence.
Field recording created with thanks to Christ Reformed Church in Peckham.
Larry Achiampong has exhibited, performed and presented projects internationally including Tate Britain/Modern, London; Hauptbahnhof (dOCUMENTA 13), Kassel; Modern Art Oxford, Oxford; New Art Exchange, Nottingham; SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin; Bokoor African Popular Music Archives Foundation, Accra. He presented work in the Diaspora Pavilion during the 57th Venice Biennale.
Sound Works © The Artists and Contributors Texts © The Artists, Contributors and Curator Website © Sonic Soundings / Venice Trajectories
All rights are reserved, including the rights of reproduction, distribution, translation in whole or in part in any form.
