Akajifunga

2019

Mixed media

18” dia x 9” deep

Akajifunga is an animated loop composed of frames recovered from previously destroyed mutoscopes. Divorced of the original context, the combined images create a narrative juxtaposing black enslavement and pop culture. The effect is reminiscent of the “Ludovico Technique” from A Clockwork Orange. The viewer activates the mechanism by pressing a button on the front, making them complicit in their own aversion therapy.

Photography by PD Rearick

$1,300