Event overview
Two day screening event of BFA Alumnus Djofray Makumbu's new film commission, Hello Mr Officer at South London Gallery
In 2020, Djofray won the inaugural Goldsmiths Exhibitions Hub Alumni Commission Award, in partnership with the London Community Video Archive (LCVA), to develop a new work in response to the archive. Following a year of research and development, Makumbu’s film Hello Mr Officer navigates the everyday experiences of young Black men from across London who are frequently stopped, searched, and harassed by the police. The work takes inspiration from films collected by the LCVA, such as The People’s Account (1985); a documentary about the Broadwater Farm riot in Tottenham, North London, made by the Black British Film collective, Ceddo Film and Video Workshop, as well as Isaac Julien’s 1983 film, Who Killed Colin Roach? (1983).
As well as using 2D and 3D drawing, sculpture, painting, clay and stop motion animation, Makumbu continues the legacy of community video from the 1970s and 80s by utilising portable video recordings (such as smartphone footage found online), and personal interviews with friends and peers to document his community and individual experiences.
Born in London in 1994, Djofray is a British Congolese artist based in East London. He graduated from the BA Fine Art programme at Goldsmiths in 2018 and was awarded the Alumno/SPACE Studio Bursary as a result of his degree show exhibition. He received mentorship support for this commission from Ed Webb-Ingall from the LCVA, artist and BAFA lecturer Rehana Zaman, Exhibitions Hub Curators Nora Heidorn and Elliott Burns, and Nick Grimmer, Director of the Exhibitions Hub.
www.southlondongallery.org/.../djofray-makumbu-hello-mr-officer/
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2021 | 12:00pm - 6:00pm | |
| 20 Nov 2021 | 11:00am - 6:00pm |
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