Congoville Talks

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In the run-up to the exhibition, we talked to some interesting guests. They all tell about the colonial traces, which are often hidden in plain sight and still affect our society today.

Ângela Ferreira

Ângela Ferreira was born in Maputo (Mozambique) in 1958, settled in Cape Town (South Africa) in 1975, moved to Lisbon (Portugal) in the early 1990s and now commutes between Cape Town and Lisbon.

Bodys Isek Kingelez

Born in 1948 in Kimbembele Ihunga in the Belgian Congo, moved to Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1970, where he passed away in 2015.

Hank Willis Thomas

Hank Willis Thomas was born in 1976 in New Jersey (United States), he lives and works in New York (United States).

Ibrahim Mahama

Born in 1987 in Tamale (Ghana), lives and works in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale (all in Ghana).

Jean Katambayi

Born in 1974 in Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of Congo), lives and works in Lubumbashi.

An artwork as a comfort

See a work that Berlinde de Bruyckere made for the Middelheim Museum a quarter of a century ago, and which is now returning there for the first time.

An artwork as a comfort

See a work that Berlinde de Bruyckere made for the Middelheim Museum a quarter of a century ago, and which is now returning there for the first time.

The public are our guests

You can explore Focus Presentation #2 at the Middelheim Museum on your own or with a guide.

The public are our guests

You can explore Focus Presentation #2 at the Middelheim Museum on your own or with a guide.