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We last saw the work of the Cuban artist Tania Bruguera when she was commissioned for the turbine hall of Tate Modern. She\u2019s known for facing down police interrogation of her work in her native Havana. Now she\u2019s harnessed Manchester\u2019s international community for what she calls a School of Integration.

In May, Ibrahim Mahama was one of the six Ghanaian artists chosen to represent the country as it made its debut at the Venice Biennale. Now, he\u2019s come to Manchester to create Parliament of Ghosts \u2013 an exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery which reflects both on Ghana\u2019s time under British rule, and the years following the country\u2019s independence.

The Mexican-Canadian electronic artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer\u2019s new work, Atmospheric Memory uses the very latest technology but is rooted in the story of the English mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage. We\u2019ll be asking why this very contemporary artist is seeking inspiration in the nineteenth century.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed\nProducers: Ekene Akalawu and Olive Clancy