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SUMMARY:Motunrayo Akinola: Knees Kiss Ground
DESCRIPTION:Bonington Gallery is pleased to present Knees Kiss Ground by London based artist Motunrayo Akinola (b.1992).  \n\n\n\nMotunrayo explores themes related to faith\, migration\, belonging\, colonialism and postcolonialism using everyday materials\, domestic imagery\, historical imagery and text. His work manifests predominantly through sculpture\, installation\, performance\, sound and drawing. As a British-born Nigerian who is comfortable in both spaces\, Akinola’s work investigates systems and subtle cultural codings that maintain a sense of othering. He creates environments that question societal positions on contemporary issues by re-contextualising familiar objects and materials – interrupting quick associations and creating points of access into othered perspectives.Motunrayo’s interest in attitudes towards migration stems from his dual upbringing in London and Lagos\, Nigeria. Work created during recent years explores postcolonial power dynamics and the psychology of ownership. By noting subtle gaps in cultural knowledge\, his work encourages a new understanding about the possession of space. \n\n\n\nHaving studied both architecture and art\, Motunrayo is interested in the impacts the built environment has on human experience. For this exhibition\, Motunrayo will present works including a full-scale replica of a shipping container made from cardboard\, a site-specific drawing that documents a private performance in Bonington Gallery\, and several works that use light to explore the relationship between light and religious or spiritual rituals\, such as the Biblical association of light as a revelatory presence. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition has been produced in partnership with South London Gallery where Motunrayo spent six months on the Postgraduate Residency programme in 2023/24\, culminating in the solo exhibition Knees Kiss Ground. This iteration of the exhibition is an expansion on the works created during that period. \n\n\n\n			\n\n				\n					\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				"Tomorrow" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a collection of archive boxes from the Bonington Gallery archive\n			\n				\n				"Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				"Movement 16" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				"Book of Dreams" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of Detail of "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Book of Dreams" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Movement 16" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Movement 16" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Movement 16" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				"Tomorrow" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a collection of archive boxes from the Bonington Gallery archive\n			\n				\n				"Tomorrow" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a collection of archive boxes from the Bonington Gallery archive\n			\n				\n				Detail from "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Inside "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a single lamp hangs above a framed print\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Close up on "Book of Dreams" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a light shines on a carved wooden pulpit which said "Book of Dreams"\n			\n				\n				Close up on "Book of Dreams" by Motunrayo Akinola\, scattered prints with the relief of the words "Book of Dreams"\n			\n				\n\n			\n			\n				\n					\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				"Tomorrow" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a collection of archive boxes from the Bonington Gallery archive\n			\n				\n				"Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				"Movement 16" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				"Book of Dreams" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of Detail of "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Book of Dreams" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Movement 16" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Movement 16" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Movement 16" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				"Tomorrow" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a collection of archive boxes from the Bonington Gallery archive\n			\n				\n				"Tomorrow" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a collection of archive boxes from the Bonington Gallery archive\n			\n				\n				Detail from "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Inside "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a single lamp hangs above a framed print\n			\n				\n				Detail of "Cargo" by Motunrayo Akinola.\n			\n				\n				Installation view\n			\n				\n				Close up on "Book of Dreams" by Motunrayo Akinola\, a light shines on a carved wooden pulpit which said "Book of Dreams"\n			\n				\n				Close up on "Book of Dreams" by Motunrayo Akinola\, scattered prints with the relief of the words "Book of Dreams"\n			\n				\n\n				\n					\n				\n				\n					\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n				\n					\n					\n					About Motunrayo Akinola\n					\n						Motunrayo Akinola is a London-based artist who uses images of the home and everyday materials to explore comfort and belonging. He creates sculptures\, installations\, sound and drawings. He studied at RA Schools\, graduating in 2023. As a British-born Nigerian who has spent time in and now feels comfortable in both countries\, Akinola’s work exposes the nuanced differences between the two places. \n\n					\n				\n					\n					About the residency\n					\n						Bonington Gallery have partnered with South London Gallery to deliver their 13th Postgraduate Residency\, an open submission six-month residency that provides an early-career artist with a rare opportunity to produce a new body of work\, which is then exhibited at the SLG and in this instance at Bonington Gallery. The residency is open to artists who have completed a BA\, and have undertaken a period of self-directed\, peer-led or postgraduate study in the year prior to the residency. This can include alternative\, peer organised and non-accredited programmes from an institution\, collective or art school in the UK as well as an MA\, MFA\, PGDip\, MRes. \nThe SLG has an international reputation for its contemporary art exhibitions by established\, mid-career and younger artists and programme of film and performance events. Its highly regarded\, free education programme includes a peer-led young people’s forum; family workshops; artist-led projects and commissions on local housing estates; and a programme for looked after children. \nThe Postgraduate Residency is supported by The Paul and Louise Cooke Endowment. \n\n					\n				\n				\n			\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPressFloorr MagazineCorridor8 review by Jade Foster
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