ON THE HARP

Ackeem Salmon is a multidisciplinary artist who specializes in immersive experiences across a range of mediums, including music composition, performance, projections, photography, paintings, drawings, and site-specific installations.

Through the harp, Ackeem explores the interplay of physics, space, time, sequences, and patterns in connection to human emotions and the subconscious. He views music and the physicality of instruments as transient aspects of life and personal existence. This perspective allows him to encapsulate his memories of growing up in Jamaica and his experiences in different cultures and spaces into sonic timelines and memories through both improvised and composed pieces.

Ackeem is a recent awardee in Interdisciplinary Work from the Kresge Foundation in 2023 and has performed in acclaimed spaces such as the Théâtre Douze and Galerie Joseph adjacent to the Place des Vosges Square in Paris, France. Additionally, he has showcased his talents in various venues throughout Metro Detroit, including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Cube, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. He serves as the harpist in various local ensembles such as the Urban Art Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Community Orchestra. Moreover, he is the founder of The Mirrored Glass Arts Collective, a group of young musicians, visual artists, poets, and dancers in Detroit specializing in immersive performances, workshops, and public activations throughout Metro Detroit.

Centaurs Become Human, 2023

A Night in Blue, 2023