Elima – NoBody14.08. - 01.11.2026
Kunsthalle Gießen
Christ Mukenge, *1988 in Kinshasa, Congo and Lydia Schellhammer, *1992 in Konstanz, Germany.
The duo lives and works between Kinshasa, Congo and Brandenburg, Germany.
Photos: Jens Gerber
In cooperation with the Musée de l’art contemporain et de Multimedia à l’Echangeur de Limete, Kinshasa, and the Goethe-Institut Kinshasa
Christ Mukenge and Lydia Schellhammer develop a collaborative practice between Kinshasa and Berlin that resists clear geographical attribution. Their works encompass digital and analogue painting and drawing, experimental videos, multimedia installations, and performance. In the friction between their different cultural backgrounds, visual narratives emerge that intertwine personal experiences with collective histories and render visible the contradictions of our (neo-)colonial and postcolonial present. The exhibition is realized in cooperation with the Musée de l’art contemporain, Kinshasa, and the Goethe-Institut Kinshasa, and builds on the presentation shown there in March 2026.
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