Filipe Branquinho: The Scandal

Akka’s exhibition for Dubai Art Week comes from Filipe Branquinho, an artist who studied architecture and who has a dual career as a photographer and illustrator. For the works on show here, Filipe drew inspiration from the $2.7bn “tuna bond” scandal in Mozambique, where the money borrowed by the government to set up a sophisticated tuna industry was allegedly diverted to corrupt officials (including the son of a former president). He uses Mapiko masks of the Maconde tradition in Mozambique, associating drawing and photography with a strong sense of satire to depict overarching themes of worldwide greed and malaise, opening a window on to the socio-political void of Mozambique.

To 30 April.