Mickey Lightfoot

Mickey Lightfoot is a South London artist with roots in the Akan diaspora. His family history is described as stretching back to the 12th century, and he is associated with a tradition linked to rhythm, poetry, textiles, gold and warfare.

He is the child of Comfort Akuse, who works as a seamstress and has made garments for Vivienne Westwood, and Alex Amponsah, described as a pioneering West African political radical. His great-grandfather survives as a prisoner of the Second World War, and his parents are presented as having overcome difficult circumstances. Lightfoot is also described as continuing that lineage by resisting humble beginnings.