Alberta Whittle's Lagareh-The Last Born made its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Theatre before touring Scotland.

Lifestyle Calendar, 20 September 2022

Alberta Whittle's Lagareh-The Last Born made its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Theatre before touring Scotland

Alberta Whittle, Lagareh - The Last Born, (film still - single channel video), 2022, photographer Matthew Arthur Williams, © Alberta Whittle. Courtesy of the artist, Scotland + Venice and Forma.

Dusseldorf, 20 September 2022: Alberta Whittle's Lagareh's film The Last Born, which premiered at the 2022 Venice Biennale, returns to Scotland. The film focuses on Scotland's historical links to the transatlantic slave trade and highlights the strength of contemporary black women in Europe, West Africa and the Caribbean. These geographical areas formed a 'triangular route' during the colonial era.

Viewers of the film can reflect on the traumatic legacy of slavery and its potential impact on policing and incarceration today. The premiere kicked off a tour of six Scottish cinemas.

Alberta Whittle's commissioned work is currently representing Scotland at La Biennale di Venezia at Arsenale Docks, S. Pietro di Castello. The National Galleries of Scotland will host a solo presentation of Alberta's work in Spring 2023, which will explore her practice in depth and also feature works from the Venice exhibition. Commissioned by the Scotland+Venice Partnership and Forma, LUX Scotland, with support from the Art Fund, will tour six venues across Scotland from September 2022 to March 2023, each hosting a programme of invited speakers.

Read more about the artist:

albertawhittle.com

Alberta Whittle, Lagareh - The Last Born, (film still - single channel video), 2022, photographer Matthew Arthur Williams, © Alberta Whittle. Courtesy of the artist, Scotland + Venice and Forma.

Find the programme here:

1st Scottish Screening Tour

Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow: Tuesday 20 September 2022

Eden Court, Inverness: Thursday 27 October 2022

Mareel, Shetland Arts, Lerwick: Sunday 27 November 2022

Belmont Filmhouse, Aberdeen: Wednesday 25 January 2023

Broadford Village Hall in partnership with ATLAS Arts, Isle of Skye: Saturday 11 February 2023

Ayr Town Hall in partnership with South Ayrshire Council Museums and Galleries: Wednesday 1 March 2023

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Biography:

Alberta Whittle was born in Bridgetown, Barbados. She lives and works in Glasgow and has been based in Scotland since moving here to study first at Edinburgh College of Art and later on the Master of Fine Arts programme at Glasgow School of Art. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh and a research associate at the University of Johannesburg. Alberta is the recipient of a Turner Fellowship, Frieze Artist Award and a Henry Moore Foundation Artist Award in 2020, and was the winner of the Margaret Tait Award for 2018/19. Her work has been acquired by public collections including the National Galleries of Scotland, Glasgow Museums Collections and the Contemporary Art Research Collection at Edinburgh College of Art, as well as other private collections.

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