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Future Ancestry: Artist Talk & Performance

Josèfa Ntjam and Eli Cortiñas in conversation with Nóra Ó Murchú, followed by Justin Kennedy’s performance, "Sign ov' the Times"

Josèfa Ntjam, Aquatic Invasion, 2020. Performance as part of La Manutention residency, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, photo: Paul Fogiel; Nora O Murchú, photo: © Christian Werner; Eli Cortiñas, photo: andreas lux

Artists Josèfa Ntjam and Eli Cortiñas are both exhibited at Fotografiska during Berlin Art Week 2024, with Futuristic Ancestry: Warping Matter and Space-time(s) and The Machine Monologs, Part I: The Storm. Our official Berlin Art Week program features an engaging discussion with the two artists, moderated by the artistic director of Transmediale, Nóra Ó Murchú. The discussion focuses on fluid and ecofeminist visions of the future and a critical engagement with technology.

Following the talk, renowned dancer and entertainer Justin Kennedy will present one of his authored performances: "Sign ov' the Times." This choreography intertwines dance, vocals and music to explore themes of oceanic embodiment (Tidalectics) and Caribbean folklore through an ecocritical lens. This surrealist dance opera, supported by ambient psychedelic sound and lyrics, delves into representations of mermaids and zombies and the multiple metaphors these figures hold across cultures and diasporas.

Concept and performance: Justin F. Kennedy
Performed With/For: LEGION SEVEN & kairo fumilayo edward
Costume Design: SADAK
Choreographic Assistant: vAL
Curator: Solvej Helweg Ovesen

Photos by Cristina Commisso

Photo: © Cristina Commisso

The program Future Ancestry at Fotografiska, happening between September 11th and September 12th 2024 as part of Berlin Art Week, explores the connections between bodies, verses and technology across time.

Photo: Josèfa Ntjam, Aquatic Invasion, 2020. Performance ihrer La Manutention residency, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Foto: Paul Fogiel; Nora O Murchú, Foto: © Christian Werner; Eli Cortiñas, Foto: andreas lux