For Josèfa Ntjam, a utopian world becomes a surreal lens through which to consider themes of domination woven throughout history. It is a concept she has returned to for ‘swell of spæc(i)es’, a collateral event with LAS Art Foundation at the Venice Biennale 2024.
Ntjam, who recently showed a series of mythical sculptures following her LVMH Métiers d’Art residency, works across a mix of medias to bring her other world to life. In Venice, curving screens across the Palazzina Canonica unite 3D animation, AI and footage from aquariums, as well as animations of the life of Amma, a Dogon deity created by the stars, who lives among the Nommos, the first creatures to live underwater.
