Patrick Bongoy

b. 1980, Democratic Republic of Congo


Kimbongila, 2019
Mannequin, recycled rubber
38x80x68cm

Image courtesy the artist
Kimbongila “echoes how the value of human life has been lost and has become a commodity. The sculpture alludes to a traditional ritual of gathering around the fire, dancing, or mourning to the rhythm of a drum,” says Bongoy.