Progress Can – And Often Does – Cause Suffering, Says Video Artist John Akomfrah

The artist, who grew up in the shadow of London’s Battersea power station, says, “Once you become aware of the implications of climate change for future generations, it is almost as if you have to respond. But I’m not a scientist or a campaigner, I’m an artist. I’m interested in the philosophy of climate change rather than the hard science.”