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Fragile Responsibility

Uvdeshmukh Uncategorized November 4, 2024

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eddy studied painting in Kinshasa before soon forming M’Pongo with other artists, meeting at a group studio to create their own scene reflective of their surroundings. With the surroundings being the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is safe to say that the country’s history not only influenced but has shone through Kamuanga Ilunga’s work. Building steadily on his portfolio Eddy has been exhibited across Africa including Dak’Art; Biennale OFF Senegal (2014) and globally with Panagaea II (2015) showcased in the Saatchi Gallery. Eddy reflects on his own portfolio as an almost living art form, “I have a strong relationship with painting. For me there is a sort of life in paintings; when I see them in museums I see a life after beyond the artist’s signature. Paintings transform over time. In twenty years, I will look at my works and they will probably be different.” — My paintings are also a testimony to the beauty and intelligence of pre-colonial societies and a tribute to how these societies were organised. The way in which I place these societies in relation to the present is rather like tracing a traditional and cultural knowledge that was crushed by the rise of industrial power. Christabel Johanson meets Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga in London.

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