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As part of the Donald Rodney exhibition at Celine, we are excited to present a screening of The Genome Chronicles by John Akomfrah in conjunction with the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow on CCA Annex followed by a discussion about the film and the work of Donald Rodney. Made in 2009 the film reflects on […]

The image is a grainy film still from the Genome Chronicles by John Akomfrah showing a cropped image of a trophy on a yellow background. The trophy has a representation of a football player kicking a ball on top of it, it is cropped so that the head of the football player is not visible.

As part of the Donald Rodney exhibition at Celine during Glasgow International 2021, we presented a screening of John Akomfrah’s film The Genome Chronicles (2009). This was followed by a live discussion and Q&A about both the film, and the life and work of Donald Rodney. This conversation was between artists Keith Piper, Alberta Whittle […]

5 people, Alberta Whittle, Trevor Mathison, Mike Phillips, Ian Sergeant and Keith Piper participating on a zoom call

To coincide with the exhibition lightly, tendrils the artists Annalee Davis and Amanda Thomson will be in conversation with associate curator Alaya Ang. This conversation is an invitation to not only stop and look at what is before us, but to take the time to be with the artists to create insights born out of […]

A TV placed on the floor, the screen shows an image of grass and a blue flower, there is wall in the background with an abstract projection partly shown

Queerness is very much rooted in the identity of the Indian subcontinent. Through scriptures such as the Kama Sutra, Mahabharata, and Artha-sastra. To the carvings of queer scenes all over temples throughout South Asia alongside the queer Urdu poetry known as Rekhti and Rekhta. This freedom of expression of sexuality and gender all changed with […]

Representation is important. That’s why I’ve included these two lovely films based in Glasgow! Happening both in-house on 14th October at our lovely cinema in the CCA and if you would rather watch it at home it will be available to watch here from the 14th till the 17th of October. P.S don’t listen to […]

On 24th February 2022, postcolonialisms in Eastern Europe came to the surface again, symptomatic of the ongoing Russian imperialism in the region. The brutal invasion convened much discussion about the postsocialist condition, cultural sovereignty and the necessity of labouring together to find the possibilities of good living (buen vivir). These conversations were not new, but […]

Part of Collection Collective Dreaming

Collective Dreaming is a three-part screening and research programme that weaves together Scottish, Ukrainian and Lithuanian moving images and thoughts in search of connection and collective liberation. To coincide with the in-person screenings at the CCA Cinema, we are presenting our research and conversations with artists and art workers in the CCA Annex, expanding the […]

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