Ravensburg | ArtRegion: Bodensee

Kunstmuseum Ravensburg

Emeka Ogboh: THE WAY EARTHLY THINGS ARE GOING

17. Oktober 2020 – 7. Februar 2021

For the first time in Germany, the Kunstmuseum Ravensburg is exhibiting Emeka Og-
boh’s (born 1977, lives in Berlin) striking sound and light installation “The Way Earthly
Things are Going”, created by the Nigerian artist in 2017 for the documenta 14 in
Athens. It came into being over the course of his examination of the impact of the in-
ternational financial crisis, in particular the Greek economic crisis. The multi-channel
installation combines a polyphonic ancient Greek lamentation with market data from
the stock indices, which are transmitted onto an LED strip in real time. Ogboh creates a
dialogue between the ongoing reports from the capital markets – such as the reaction
of the stock market to the corona crisis – and the poignant chant about forced migra-
tion and the search for a better life.