Makadi revisits Bashilele ritual imagery in Malamba

THE STORY, IN BRIEF

During an ACP gallery visit, Congolese artist Serge Homboyoka Kadima, known as Makadi, discussed Malamba, a painting drawing on the ritual dancer of the same name in Bashilele culture. The artist described the figure’s ancestral significance and the costumes associated with its performance. His broader practice combines painting, recovered materials and textile sculpture to revisit the community’s mythic and ritual imagery.

Summarised from Agence Congolaise de Presse · ACP/NR (SP). AFROSCOPE Daily has not independently reported this story.