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The Soul: Bevan Agyemang

by Bevan Agyemang on 22 July 2022

Visual artist and designer Bevan Agyemang communicates the rhythmic connection of the soul and the physical body through the medium of film, exploring how the black body carries knowledge and applies itself through different forms.

Visual artist and designer Bevan Agyemang communicates the rhythmic connection of the soul and the physical body through the medium of film, exploring how the black body carries knowledge and applies itself through different forms.

  • What is your name and how would you describe what you do?

Bevan Agyemang: My name is Bevan Agyemang and I'm a visual artist and designer.

  • What's your background?

BA: I am originally from Ghana but was born in England.

  • What inspires you?

BA: I'm inspired by ecology and the connection between living organisms and their physical environment.

  • What is the ambition behind your practice?

BA: To continue to develop my visual language that will inform and touches people from everywhere.

  • What did you hope to convey with your Bodies Of Knowledge film?

BA: I wanted to communicate the rhythmic connection of the soul and the physical body. There is a subconscious physiological process that comes alive due to melanin secretion and the black body carries knowledge and applies itself through different forms.

Film Concept and Creative Direction:
Direction:
Henry Robinson
Talent:
Feven Agyemang, Yves Alawe, Kerry Goodways
Music:
Faisal Salah

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