Prophecy (2019) | Wales Bonner

Prophecy offers reflections on 'A Time for New Dreams' the exhibition curated by Grace Wales Bonner and the AW19 Wales Bonner collection, Mumbo Jumbo, both presented at The Serpentine Galleries, London. The film weaves original content with documentation of the exhibition and the programmed exhibition events. 'A Time for New Dreams' explored mysticism, ritual and magic resonance within black cultural and aesthetic practices. 'I had no systematic way of learning but proceeded like a quilt maker, a patch of knowledge here a patch there but lovingly knitted. I would hungrily devour the intellectual scraps and leftovers of the learned.' Ishmael Reed, Mumbo Jumbo, (1972) Created in partnership with Nowness Commissioner Shelley Bones Producer Georgia Rose Creative Director Imogen Snell Dancer M.J Harper Styling Tom Guinness Sound James William Blades and Sampha Special thanks to Bunny Kinney