Larry Achiampong's projects employ imagery, aural and visual archives, live performance, and sound to intricately explore the complexities of class, cross-cultural dynamics, and postdigital identity. By crate-digging the echoes of history, Achiampong examines the hybridity of his heritage alongside the intersection between popular culture and the legacies of colonisation. These investigations scrutinise constructions of ‘the self’ through the splicing of audible and visual materials of personal and interpersonal archives. In doing so, he offers multiple perspectives that reveal the deeply entrenched inequalities in contemporary society.

Achiampong has presented projects across the UK and globally, including commissions with Art on the Underground, London (2022); The Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool (2021) and The Line, London (2020). ‘If It Don’t Exist, Build It’, Achiampong’s first book with Tate Publishing will be available in September 2024. His work is featured as part of Compton Verney’s 20th anniversary sculpture trail until 2027. Achiampong’s most recent solo exhibition ‘A Letter, A Pledge’ was presented at Stanley Picker Gallery in January 2024. Previous solo exhibitions toured Turner Contemporary, MK Gallery, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead; Frieze Focus and John Hansard Gallery, Southampton.

Video: Larry Achiampong Jarman Award 2021 shortlisted artist profile interview

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