Or, in the words of the Akan (West African - Ghanaian) saying, 'to human is difficult'. Loneliness is a rich topic and the artists come at it from a range of perspectives - most of which felt unsurprising if I'm honest, though I enjoyed many of the pieces. Top of the pops was Kayla Mattes' "Lonely Planet" (2025-2027), a 7-metre tapestry layering the history and present day of the personal-consumer digital world. Also, the two-channel video - "Beyond the Shadows: Gideon Appah Poetic Vision" (Gideon Appah, 2025) - that cites that saying, along with much other philosophy, as human figures - stand on the beach and surf.
