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Constellation to Appease, 2019

By artist, Otobong Nkanga for the opening of her exhibition, From Where I Stand, at Tate St Ives.
 
In offering to Yemoja, Otobong Nkanga in collaboration with A Long Distance Collective (Sanni Pyhanniska, Emma Tweedie and Sophia Rosenthal) together carried sculptures in procession to the shores of Porthmeor beach. Singing a Cornish song, 'An Lavar Koth' led by the Cornish Bards, Delia and Dave, journeying into the Tate St Ives gallery space for the opening private view.

Otobong Nkanga, Constellation to Appease 2019. Performance view, Tate St Ives.
Photo © Tate (Joe Humphrys & Oli Cowling), 2019

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