Finding Fanon Trilogy
Larry Achiampong & David Blandy

'Finding Fanon Trilogy' is a series of works by artists Larry Achiampong and David Blandy; inspired by the lost plays of Frantz Fanon, (1925-1961) a politically radical humanist whose practice dealt with the psychopathology of colonisation and the social and cultural consequences of decolonisation. 

In the films, the two artists negotiate Fanon’s ideas, examining the politics of race, racism and the post-colonial, and how these societal issues affect their relationship. 

Please find links to view our films here. Please do contact us in advance if you would like to arrange permission for screenings and exhibitions.

Email: david@davidblandy.co.uk

FF Gaiden
Larry Achiampong & David Blandy

‘FF Gaiden’, is a series of works, where Larry Achiampong & David Blandy have used the virtual space of the video game Grand Theft Auto 5 in collaboration with various groups, such as paperless migrants at Mennisker i Limbo (People in Limbo), in Oslo; Tyneside Cinema's young digital group, The Factory; and with a group of veterans in prison and family members at HMP Altcourse in Liverpool.

The word ‘gaiden’ is Japanese for a ‘side story’, and in the digital gaming world is used to describe a spin-off of an existing gameworld.

FF Gaiden: Legacy, 2017

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Commissioned by Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Castleford Heritage Trust.

FF Gaiden: Black Death,  2017

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Commissioned by Two Queens, Leicester. Made in collaboration with Kamile Ofoeme.

FF Gaiden: Delete, 2016

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Commissioned by Praksis Oslo, Norway. In collaboration with Mennisker i Limbo (People in Limbo), in partnership with PNEK, Atelier Nord, and Notam.

FF Gaiden: Escape, 2016-17

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Commissioned By New Art Exchange, Nottingham. In collaboration with members of Nottingham’s Women’s Cultural Exchange.

FF Gaiden: Control, 2016

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Commissioned and produced by FACT. Supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation. With thanks HMP Altcourse,Liverpool.

FF Gaiden: Alternative, 2016

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Commissioned by Tyneside Cinema, Supported by Arts Council England. In Collaboration with the Factory.

In Larry Achiampong (b. 1984) and David Blandy’s (b. 1976) collaborative practice, they share an interest in popular culture and the post-colonial position. Working together since 2014, they examine communal and personal heritage and wider issues of empathy, race and power, through film, performance, and socially engaged practice. They were shortlisted for the Film London Jarman award in 2018. 

They have a major upcoming permanent public art commission for University College London’s new campus in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, UCL East, due to open in September 2023. Their work has been shown both within the UK and abroad including Tate Modern, London; Centre D’Art Contemporain Meymac, France; The Baltic, Gateshead; Art Exchange, Colchester;  Arts Catalyst, London; Site Gallery, Sheffield; Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield; Fact, Liverpool; GHMP Prague City Gallery, Czech Republic; Centre Pompidou Metz, France; Fort Worth Contemporary Arts, Texas, USA; Stony Island Arts Bank, Chicago, USA & Transmediale Festival, Berlin, Germany. 

Their joint practice is represented by Copperfield, London & Seventeen, London. Their films are distributed by LUX, London.

Achiampong is represented by Copperfield, London and Blandy is represented by Seventeen, London.

www.larryachiampong.co.uk / www.davidblandy.co.uk