Akeelah Bertram

Summary

Akeelah Bertram is a cross-disciplinary artist specialising in making immersive experiences. Materially her work blends light, sound, sculpture and interactions to create hybrid immersive environments that prioritise emotional experiences. Conceptually she is interested in collective narratives, challenging perspectives and innovating modes of communication.

Akeelah has worked with a range of institutions, practitioners and audiences, shifting between the roles of artist and director. In doing so she has developed an inclusive and responsive approach to collaboration and pooling insight.

Akeelah is one of two artists representing the UK as part of the international project Contested Desires. This project will explore the role of heritage spaces in navigating shared colonial histories, consisting of workshops and residencies in Portugal, Spain, the UK and Cyprus.

Akeelah collaborated with other members of the cohort to develop the project proposal STRING THEORY. You can read more about this project proposal on the Mediale website.

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