The Relic Quadrilogy

The Relic Quadrilogy

4 Episodes

Part of a sprawling, ongoing multimedia project by artist Larry Achiampong, these four films imagine a future in which the global West has begun a decline into obsolescence, while a unified Africa ascends into prosperity, harmony, and a leadership role in the world, an Afrofuturist utopia in which so-called Relic Travellers journey across Britain and the world collecting the remnants and testimonies of a colonial past. Layering image, voice-over, and evocative music to create an immersive audiovisual experience, the RELIC films are both hopeful visions of a rising Africa and mournful elegies for a tragic history.

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The Relic Quadrilogy

4 Episodes

  • Relic 0
    10:07
    Relic 0
    Episode 1

    Relic 0

    Episode 1

    Directed by Larry Achiampong • 2017 • United Kingdom

    The prelude to Larry Achiampong’s RELIC series moves between African and Western vistas as it ruminates on time, history, and colonialism.

  • Relic 1
    14:12
    Relic 1
    Episode 2

    Relic 1

    Episode 2

    Directed by Larry Achiampong • 2017 • United Kingdom

    A Relic Traveller apparates in sites across a desolate United Kingdom, uncovering fragments of audible data that present clue-like testimonies to a forgotten empire.

  • Relic 2
    10:54
    Relic 2
    Episode 3

    Relic 2

    Episode 3

    Directed by Larry Achiampong • 2017 • United Kingdom

    The third RELIC film in what is currently a quadrilogy considers the rise of nationalism in the global West and imagines a future in which a united Africa ascends to prosperity, harmony, and independence.

  • Relic 3
    12:40
    Relic 3
    Episode 4

    Relic 3

    Episode 4

    Directed by Larry Achiampong • 2017 • United Kingdom

    Detailing the struggles of a migrant worker trying to make a life in a hostile, alien environment, RELIC 3 sets aural tales of sexual manipulation, violence, and exploitation to striking images of landscapes across the UK.

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