Exhibition at FACT

Radical art exhibition with a tech twist

By EMMA DUKES

Popular city centre art gallery and cinema, FACT, is opening a new, immersive exhibition next month.

Let the Song Hold Us is the next instalment in Radical Ancestry, an exploration programme which looks at how history, biology and culture shape our ancestral history, and how technology can help us to explore who we are.

This instalment follows Future Ages Will Wonder, an alternative museum of art, exploring science, technology, and society.

Curated by Annie Jael Kwan, FAWW marked the beginning of Radical Ancestry.

The exhibition opens on March 24 and is a collection of immersive artworks, centred around song and music as a form of communication and storytelling.

The artists explore the ideas of hope, family and belonging, and what we inherit from our loved ones.

Several different artists are to be featured, including internationally renowened artist, Korakrit Arunanondchai and new commissions by UK artists, such as Ebun Sodipo and Rae-Yen Song.

Works include Songs for Living by Korakrit Arunanondchai and Alex Gvojic, a new video installation that explores grief, transformation, and spiritual power.

The collage/montage will explore how one heals following loss and ways to rebuild.

London-based arist, Ebun Sodipo contributes a new interactive artwork created in collaboration with young LGBTQ+ people from Liverpool and across the UK.

Taking the form of a series of constellations, Following the Gourd is named after an African-American folk song that helped people to journey from the enslaved southern states of America to the “free” north. Sodipo aims to share the experiences of black, trans individuals and create artwork that speaks to the body and uses imagination.

Rae-Yen Song presents a new installation of objects and drawings, animated using sound and augmented reality to explore ancestral mythologies. • Let the Song Hold Us runs from

March 24 to June 19 and is free to visit. To book a place for the opening night, visit Eventbrite and receive a free drink upon entry.

Image by Korakrit Arunanondchai & Alex Gvojic, Songs For Living (2021) Image by Emma Dukes