Imagine an Africa where the six collective demands of All Power to the People have been met. Fossil fuel extraction has been phased out, ecosystems and rivers have been ecologically remediated, communities harmed by fossil fuel extraction have received reparations, cooperatives are funded to create decentralised renewable energy systems, energy poverty is a relic of the past and universal renewable energy access is here.

What does this Africa look and feel like? We invite multidisciplinary visual artists to imagine this emergent future and show us! We welcome multidisciplinary visual art mediums — illustrations, paintings, photography, printmaking, drawings, collages, 3D sculptures, art videos, animations & films.

The topic of fossil fuels can incite divisive feelings and standstills — art is a necessary way to navigate these divides, expose and collectively tell the truths alongside frontline communities, build resistance and create narratives that reimagine and build different futures.

In the words of African-American writer, filmmaker and social activist Toni Cade Bambara, “the role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.” And we are in urgent need of an energy revolution that shifts power from corporate elites to the hands of the people, that delivers dignified energy access to everyone across our continent, and that moves from the chokehold of fossil fuelled energy apartheid to a cooperative, decentralised and equitable renewable energy future

For more details explore the launch of All Power to the People with Pierre-Christophe Gam

ARTIST JURY

A polymath artist and researcher deeply invested in the radical reimagining of our world, his practice sits at the intersection of art, technology, and foresight. Born and raised in France, with roots in Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, and Congo, Pierre-Christophe Gam trained as an interior architect at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and at Central Saint Martins in London. A fellow at the MIT Open Doc Lab, Pierre-Christophe Gam sees himself as carrying on the great tradition of the Griots of West Africa, the keepers of communal memories. He crafts stories that draw from ancient myths rooted in Africa's pre-colonial heritage and brings them to life through interactive, physical, and virtual spaces that foster learning, connection, and imagination.

His work has been shown at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, the Addis Foto Fest, and the Unseen Photo Festival in Amsterdam, among others.