Licinio Azevedo, Night Lodgers, C.A.O.S. at the South London Gallery

Licinio Azevedo, NIGHT LODGERS (Hóspedes da Noite), 2007, Mozambique

Friday 27 May 2011, 7-9pm, Free

South London Gallery
65 Peckham Road
London SE5 8UH

In the colonial era the Grande Hotel in the city of Beira was the largest in Mozambique, boasting 350 rooms, luxurious suites, and an Olympic-sized swimming pool. This luminous documentary depicts the hotel as it is today: in ruins with no electricity or running water, and inhabited by 3,500 people, some of whom have been living there for 20 years. In addition to the rooms, the foyers, corridors, service areas, and the hotel’s basement – where it is always night – also serve as residences. The screening is introduced by Ros Gray, Goldsmiths, University of London. Post-screening discussion with C.A.O.S. curator, Jennifer Bajorek.

Booking is recommended on mail@southlondongallery.org or 020 7703 6120

This event is part of CONTEMPORARY AFRICA ON SCREEN, curated by Jennifer Bajorek, Goldsmiths, University of London, and the South London Gallery in partnership with Juma Bah, Community Action Southwark

Supported by the London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange / Goldsmiths, University of London / Community Action Southwark / Arts Council England / Southwark Council