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201760 minGdocumentary

Climate Change Biodiversity

Purple

201760 minGdocumentary

Hundreds of hours of archival footage combine with newly shot film in a six-channel video installation addressing climate change and its impacts.

Climate Change Biodiversity

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Hundreds of hours of archival footage combine with newly shot film in a six-channel video installation addressing climate change and its impacts.

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John Akomfrah

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John Akomfrah's *Purple* presents a six-channel video installation that confronts the realities of climate change and its effects on human communities and the natural world. The work integrates hundreds of hours of archival footage with newly filmed material, addressing themes such as animal extinctions, the memory of ice, and the plastic ocean. As greenhouse gas emissions reach unprecedented levels, the installation reflects on shifting weather patterns and rising sea levels, accompanied by a hypnotic sound score.

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