Revealing Roots
Revealing Roots
Video
9 min
2007
Synopsis
Revealing Roots is a silent two-channel performance video re-staging an iconic scene from Alex Haley’s Roots in Ghana. Through costumed figures and restrained gestures, the work reflects on historical memory and colonial narratives in visual culture.
Credits
Cinematography: Paul de Lumen
Performance: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Selected Screenings
• Cusp, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco (2011)
• LA Freewaves, Hollywould (2015)
• Flip It & Reverse It, VisArts, Rockville (2025–26)