Artes Mundi winner is 'more important than ever'

The video that won £40,000

By Will Gompertz
Arts editor
@WillGompertzBBC

A video art installation inspired by migration and religious persecution has won a £40,000 prize.

London-based film-maker John Akomfrah won the Artes Mundi award for his "substantial body of outstanding work", including his latest video installation - the 40-minute film, Auto Da Fe.

I went to Cardiff to meet him and talk about the inspiration behind his work.

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