ACMI presents
School visits – Serwah Attafuah: The Darkness Between the Stars
Exhibition visit
When
Tue 11 Mar – Fri 30 May 2025 during school terms
10am – 2.30pm weekdays
An Afrofuturist exploration of climate change, land rights and the strength of West Africa’s indigenous peoples.
Multidisciplinary artist and musician Serwah Attafuah weaves past, present and future into an Afrofuturist vision of resilience and reclamation in The Darkness Between the Stars. Across five screens, female warriors rise from burning slave castles and shipwrecked colonial vessels, their glitch-patterned kente cloth celebrating Ghana’s matrilineal traditions. These avatars honour Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Mother who led the Ashanti uprising against British forces in 1900, and embody a defiant march towards liberation.
This artwork is presented in our small gallery, and we recommend you also book into our free permanent exhibition The Story of the Moving Image as part of your visit.
About your visit
- Please book your timed visit before arriving at ACMI to ensure we can accommodate you and your students.
- Arrive at our Flinders Street entrance on the day of your booking and meet our staff at the Green Flag marked School meeting point.
- After booking, check your email for confirmation, as well as other important information.