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In the form of a conversation with filmmaker and artist John Akomfrah, this book sets out to explore how his work with montage can b e understood to articulate contemporaneity in sensuous ways. In multilayered video installations, sequences of images are forced int o the same time and space, allowing the viewer to experience connections in her/his/their present. With examples from many of his ke y works, topics discussed include untold histories and the diaspora, migration, and the enigma of arrival. Akomfrah defines his wa y of worki...[Read more]