Artes Mundi 7: John Akomfrah

Between 21 October - 26 February 2017, Artes Mundi hosted its 7th major international exhibition and the UK’s largest contemporary art prize. The £40000 prize is open to artists whose work explores social issues which relate to the theme of ‘The Human Condition’.
Watch our exclusive series of interviews with the six artists and hear a first hand account of their works, practices and perspectives.
We spoke to British artist John Akomfrah about his project In Auto da Fé (2016), a two channel video projection which considers the historical and contemporary causes of migration.
Akomfrah was announced the winner of Artes Mundi 7 in a ceremony on 26 January 2017 in Cardiff.
He said, “I am absolutely touched by this and enormously grateful for the chance it offers to finally finish off something I have been planning for over a decade. Over the years, Artes Mundi has chosen some very brilliant artists for this award: all were important artists doing challenging and engaged work, and to join that group is a huge honour and responsibility.”
Find out more : www.artesmundi.org