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Podcast: EMPIRE LINES
Episode: Terratypes, Tanoa Sasraku (2022-Now) (EMPIRE LINES x RAMM, ICA)
Description: Contemporary artist Tanoa Sasraku unearths complex relations with British landscapes and natural resources, connecting environments from the north coast of Scotland to South West England, and flagging colonial extractivism in Ghana, through their series of Terratypes (2022-Now).Tanoa Sasraku’s Terratypes (2022-Now) capture specific sites across Britain. Constructed from layers of newsprint paper, and foraged natural pigments, these ‘ultimate drawings’ are hybrids of painting, collage, sculpture, architecture, and textiles that embody plural experiences of identity and place. With their inclusion in a group exhibition at Exeter, Tanoa delves into their creative journey from Plymouth to the Isle of Sky...