[{"id":13104,"title":"Trotation","dimensions":"105 × 92 × 92 cm","date_begin":"1992-01-01","material":"Mixed media","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":5,"stream_count":0,"collection":"M HKA, Antwerp - Donated by Friends of M HKA,  (2015)","cached_tag_list":"Trotation mixed media","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":"2015-01-01","reference":"S0512","stream_count_app":78,"permalink":"trotation","description_ru":"","description_de":"","description_es":"","description_el":"","short_description_du":"","short_description_fr":"","short_description_ru":"","short_description_de":"","short_description_es":"","short_description_el":"","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/029/832/medium_500/Jean_Katambayi__Rotation__2011.jpg?1439298907","cached_actor_names":"Jean Katambayi Mukendi","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":"","short_description_tr":"","mhka_works":true,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/029/832/large/Jean_Katambayi__Rotation__2011.jpg?1439298907","poster_credits":"©Jean Katambayi Mukendi — photo: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"\u003eThe work \u003ci\u003eTrotation\u003c/i\u003e aims to rectify the imbalance between the northern and southern hemispheres. In this piece, the artist demonstrates how the Earth turns on its own axis (rotation) while also orbiting around the Sun (translation), and whereby those closer to the equator make a larger revolution than those closer to the poles.\u0026nbsp; By adding a third deliberate rotation (trotation) to this natural order of things, his machine intends to remedy the imbalance by addition of this third spin, and thus re-establish equilibrium. Together with members of MAONO 0201234, Katambayi searches for ways to have this third rotational force become reality and undo the world's imbalances.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/114450201\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e to see \u003ci\u003eTrotation\u003c/i\u003e in action.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"\u003eHet werk \u003ci\u003eTrotation\u003c/i\u003e wil het onevenwicht tussen het noordelijke en zuidelijke halfrond opheffen. De kunstenaar toont hoe de aarde rond haar as (rotatie) en rond de zon (translatie) draait, wie zich dicht bij de evenaar bevindt maakt een grotere omwenteling dan wie dichter bij de polen woont. Door een derde willekeurige omwenteling (trotation) toe te voegen aan deze natuurlijke orde der dingen, kan het evenwicht hersteld worden. Samen met leden van MAONO 0201234 gaat Katambayi op zoek naar manieren om deze derde omwenteling te verwezenlijken.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKlik \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/114450201\"\u003ehier\u003c/a\u003e om \u003ci\u003eTrotation\u003c/i\u003e in werking te zien.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"\u003eL’œuvre \u003ci\u003eTrotation\u003c/i\u003e souhaite éliminer le déséquilibre entre l’hémisphère nord et l’hémisphère sud. L’artiste montre la trajectoire de la terre autour de son axe (rotation) et autour du soleil (translation). Ainsi, qui se trouve à proximité de l’équateur effectue une plus grande révolution que celui qui se trouve à proximité des pôles. En ajoutant à cet ordre naturel des choses une troisième révolution aléatoire (trotation), on peut rétablir l’équilibre. Avec des membres du projet MAONO\u0026nbsp;0201234, Katambayi part à la recherche de manières de réaliser cette troisième révolution.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCliquez \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/114450201\"\u003eici\u003c/a\u003e pour voir \u003ci\u003eTrotation\u003c/i\u003e en action .\u003c/p\u003e"}]},{"id":15547,"title":"Yllux","dimensions":"100 × 120 × 90 cm","date_begin":"2012-01-01","material":"Cardboard, electric wires, batteries","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":79,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":3,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Courtesy the artist and Wouters Gallery","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":29,"permalink":"ylux","description_ru":"","description_de":"","description_es":"","description_el":"","short_description_du":"","short_description_fr":"","short_description_ru":"","short_description_de":"","short_description_es":"","short_description_el":"","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/094/515/medium_500/2025_The_Geopolitics_of_Infrastructure_TEN_F013.jpeg?1753451411","cached_actor_names":"Jean Katambayi Mukendi","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":"","short_description_tr":"","mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/094/515/large/2025_The_Geopolitics_of_Infrastructure_TEN_F013.jpeg?1753451411","poster_credits":"© Jean Katambayi Mukendi — photo: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean Katambayi Mukendi’s state of mind is algorithmic. Typically using recycled materials, and based on complex calculations, Mukendi builds an alternative infrastructure in which science, technology, mythology and imagination come together to solve society’s problems. From his formative training as an electrician and his aptitude for mathematics, he has developed an oeuvre whose uniqueness finds its origins in Congolese life, where improbable situations can arise from a combination of failing infrastructure, neocolonialism and the inexhaustible creativity of people.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003eKatambayi Mukendi denkt in algoritmes. Met gerecycleerde materialen en complexe berekeningen bouwt hij een alternatieve infrastructuur waarin wetenschap, techniek, mythologie en verbeelding samenkomen om maatschappelijke problemen op te lossen. Vanuit zijn opleiding als elektricien en zijn fascinatie voor wiskunde, ontwikkelt hij een uniek oeuvre dat haar oorsprong vindt in het dagelijkse Congolese leven, waar onwaarschijnlijke situaties kunnen ontstaan door een combinatie van falende infrastructuur, neokolonialisme en de onuitputtelijke creativiteit van mensen.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":"\u003cp\u003eL’état d’esprit de Jean Katambayi Mukendi est algorithmique. En général, l’artiste utilise des matériaux recyclés et s’appuie sur des calculs complexes pour construire une infrastructure alternative dans laquelle la science, la technologie, la mythologie et l’imagination se rejoignent pour résoudre les problèmes sociétaux. Formé en tant qu’électricien et doué pour les mathématiques, il a développé une œuvre dont l’unicité tire son origine de la vie en RDC, où la combinaison d'infrastructures défaillantes, de néo-colonialisme et de la créativité inépuisable de la population peut donner lieu à des situations improbables.\u003c/p\u003e"}]},{"id":15346,"title":"Dé de Fibonacci","dimensions":"49 x 49 x 49 cm","date_begin":"2016-01-01","material":"cardboard, gold and silver foil","short_description":"\u003cp\u003eDé de Fibonacci is een dobbelsteen in karton met fibonacci bollen in goud- en zilverpapier\u003c/p\u003e","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":84,"category_id":118,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":4,"stream_count":0,"collection":"M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"M00258","stream_count_app":21,"permalink":"de-de-fibonacci","description_ru":"","description_de":"","description_es":"","description_el":"","short_description_du":"","short_description_fr":"","short_description_ru":"","short_description_de":"","short_description_es":"","short_description_el":"","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/095/942/medium_500/M00258_F003.jpg?1780408359","cached_actor_names":"Jean Katambayi Mukendi","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":"","short_description_tr":"","mhka_works":true,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/095/942/large/M00258_F003.jpg?1780408359","poster_credits":"© Jean Katambayi Mukendi — photo: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":""},{"locale":"nl","description":""},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":36716,"title":"Onderhandeling","dimensions":"160 x 100 x 80 cm","date_begin":"2016-01-01","material":"Cardboard, tape, plexiglass, metal, electrical wiring and engine","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":58,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Jacques Verhaegen","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":20,"permalink":"onderhandeling","description_ru":"","description_de":"","description_es":"","description_el":"","short_description_du":"","short_description_fr":"","short_description_ru":"","short_description_de":"","short_description_es":"","short_description_el":"","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/094/309/medium_500/2025_The_Geopolitics_of_Infrastructure_TEN_F007.jpeg?1753713858","cached_actor_names":"Jean Katambayi Mukendi","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":"","short_description_tr":"","mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/094/309/large/2025_The_Geopolitics_of_Infrastructure_TEN_F007.jpeg?1753713858","poster_credits":"©Jean Katambayi Mukendi — photo: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean Katambayi Mukendi’s state of mind is algorithmic. Typically using recycled materials, and based on complex calculations, Mukendi builds an alternative infrastructure in which science, technology, mythology and imagination come together to solve society’s problems. From his formative training as an electrician and his aptitude for mathematics, he has developed an oeuvre whose uniqueness finds its origins in Congolese life, where improbable situations can arise from a combination of failing infrastructure, neocolonialism and the inexhaustible creativity of people.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnderhandeling (meaning ‘negotiation’), whose Dutch-language title refers to the colonial past of what was the Belgian Congo, is a machine that depicts political negotiations as a lottery game. The balls symbolise the countries of the G20, supplemented for the occasion by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Belgium.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003eKatambayi Mukendi denkt in algoritmes. Met gerecycleerde materialen en complexe berekeningen bouwt hij een alternatieve infrastructuur waarin wetenschap, techniek, mythologie en verbeelding samenkomen om maatschappelijke problemen op te lossen. Vanuit zijn opleiding als elektricien en zijn fascinatie voor wiskunde, ontwikkelt hij een uniek oeuvre dat haar oorsprong vindt in het dagelijkse Congolese leven, waar onwaarschijnlijke situaties kunnen ontstaan door een combinatie van falende infrastructuur, neokolonialisme en de onuitputtelijke creativiteit van mensen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnderhandeling, waarvan de Nederlandstalige titel verwijst naar het koloniale verleden van het voormalige Belgisch Congo, is een machine die politieke onderhandelingen verbeeldt als een loterij. De ballen symboliseren de landen van de G20, voor de gelegenheid aangevuld met de Democratische Republiek Congo en België.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":"\u003cp\u003eL’état d’esprit de Jean Katambayi Mukendi est algorithmique. En général, l’artiste utilise des matériaux recyclés et s’appuie sur des calculs complexes pour construire une infrastructure alternative dans laquelle la science, la technologie, la mythologie et l’imagination se rejoignent pour résoudre les problèmes sociétaux. Formé en tant qu’électricien et doué pour les mathématiques, il a développé une œuvre dont l’unicité tire son origine de la vie en RDC, où la combinaison d'infrastructures défaillantes, de néo-colonialisme et de la créativité inépuisable de la population peut donner lieu à des situations improbables.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnderhandeling [Négociation], dont le titre en néerlandais fait référence au passé colonial de ce qui fut le Congo belge, est une machine qui représente les négociations politiques comme un jeu de loterie. Les boules symbolisent les pays du G20, auxquels s’ajoutent pour l’occasion la République démocratique du Congo et la Belgique.\u003c/p\u003e"}]},{"id":36717,"title":"The Concentrator","dimensions":"350 x 200 x 120 cm","date_begin":"2022-01-01","material":"mixed media ","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":58,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":2,"stream_count":0,"collection":"KU Leuven","cached_tag_list":"Jean Katambayi Mukendi","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":26,"permalink":"the-concentrator","description_ru":"","description_de":"","description_es":"","description_el":"","short_description_du":"","short_description_fr":"","short_description_ru":"","short_description_de":"","short_description_es":"","short_description_el":"","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/094/514/medium_500/2025_The_Geopolitics_of_Infrastructure_TEN_F015.jpeg?1753450712","cached_actor_names":"Jean Katambayi Mukendi","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":"","short_description_tr":"","mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/094/514/large/2025_The_Geopolitics_of_Infrastructure_TEN_F015.jpeg?1753450712","poster_credits":"©Jean Katambayi Mukendi — photo: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean Katambayi Mukendi’s state of mind is algorithmic. Typically using recycled materials, and based on complex calculations, Mukendi builds an alternative infrastructure in which science, technology, mythology and imagination come together to solve society’s problems. From his formative training as an electrician and his aptitude for mathematics, he has developed an oeuvre whose uniqueness finds its origins in Congolese life, where improbable situations can arise from a combination of failing infrastructure, neocolonialism and the inexhaustible creativity of people.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Concentrator\u003c/i\u003e is based on the almost divine status of machines in the mining infrastructure in Mukendi’s hometown of Lubumbashi. These machines must always keep running, and in the event of problems with energy supply, they are therefore given priority over electricity for residential areas.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003eKatambayi Mukendi denkt in algoritmes. Met gerecycleerde materialen en complexe berekeningen bouwt hij een alternatieve infrastructuur waarin wetenschap, techniek, mythologie en verbeelding samenkomen om maatschappelijke problemen op te lossen. Vanuit zijn opleiding als elektricien en zijn fascinatie voor wiskunde, ontwikkelt hij een uniek oeuvre dat haar oorsprong vindt in het dagelijkse Congolese leven, waar onwaarschijnlijke situaties kunnen ontstaan door een combinatie van falende infrastructuur, neokolonialisme en de onuitputtelijke creativiteit van mensen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Concentrator\u003c/i\u003e is gebaseerd op de bijna goddelijke status van machines in de mijnbouwinfrastructuurin Katambayi’s geboortestad Lubumbashi. De machines moeten altijd blijven draaien en krijgen bij problemen met energiebevoorrading dus voorrang op elektriciteit voor de woonwijken.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":"\u003cp\u003eL’état d’esprit de Jean Katambayi Mukendi est algorithmique. En général, l’artiste utilise des matériaux recyclés et s’appuie sur des calculs complexes pour construire une infrastructure alternative dans laquelle la science, la technologie, la mythologie et l’imagination se rejoignent pour résoudre les problèmes sociétaux. Formé en tant qu’électricien et doué pour les mathématiques, il a développé une œuvre dont l’unicité tire son origine de la vie en RDC, où la combinaison d'infrastructures défaillantes, de néo-colonialisme et de la créativité inépuisable de la population peut donner lieu à des situations improbables.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Concentrator \u003c/i\u003e[Le Concentrateur] s’inspire du statut quasi divin des machines dans l’infrastructure minière de Lubumbashi, la ville natale de Mukendi. Ces machines doivent toujours fonctionner et, en cas de problèmes d’approvisionnement en énergie, elles ont priorité sur les zones résidentielles.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"}]},{"id":36721,"title":"Afrolampe Mujinga","dimensions":"100 x 70 cm","date_begin":"2022-01-01","material":"ink on paper","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":20,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Courtesy Micki Meng Gallery, Ramiken and Wouters Gallery","cached_tag_list":"Jean Katambayi Mukendi","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":18,"permalink":"afrolampe-mujinga","description_ru":"","description_de":"","description_es":"","description_el":"","short_description_du":"","short_description_fr":"","short_description_ru":"","short_description_de":"","short_description_es":"","short_description_el":"","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/094/322/medium_500/2025_The_Geopolitics_of_Infrastructure_TEN_F133.jpeg?1755872141","cached_actor_names":"Jean Katambayi Mukendi","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":"","short_description_tr":"","mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/094/322/large/2025_The_Geopolitics_of_Infrastructure_TEN_F133.jpeg?1755872141","poster_credits":"© Jean Katambayi Mukendi — photo: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean Katambayi Mukendi’s state of mind is algorithmic. Typically using recycled materials, and based on complex calculations, Mukendi builds an alternative infrastructure in which science, technology, mythology and imagination come together to solve society’s problems. From his formative training as an electrician and his aptitude for mathematics, he has developed an oeuvre whose uniqueness finds its origins in Congolese life, where improbable situations can arise from a combination of failing infrastructure, neocolonialism and the inexhaustible creativity of people.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series of \u003ci\u003eAfrolampe\u003c/i\u003e drawings refers to a contradiction: the DRC is an important supplier of raw materials for electricity and technology infrastructures all over the world, but fails to make them function properly at home.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003eKatambayi Mukendi denkt in algoritmes. Met gerecycleerde materialen en complexe berekeningen bouwt hij een alternatieve infrastructuur waarin wetenschap, techniek, mythologie en verbeelding samenkomen om maatschappelijke problemen op te lossen. Vanuit zijn opleiding als elektricien en zijn fascinatie voor wiskunde, ontwikkelt hij een uniek oeuvre dat haar oorsprong vindt in het dagelijkse Congolese leven, waar onwaarschijnlijke situaties kunnen ontstaan door een combinatie van falende infrastructuur, neokolonialisme en de onuitputtelijke creativiteit van mensen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe reeks tekeningen \u003ci\u003eAfrolampe\u003c/i\u003e verwijst naar een contradictie: de DRC is een belangrijke leverancier van grondstoffen voor infrastructuren voor elektriciteit en technologie over de hele wereld, maar slaagt er niet in deze in eigen land naar behoren te laten functioneren.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":"\u003cp\u003eL’état d’esprit de Jean Katambayi Mukendi est algorithmique. En général, l’artiste utilise des matériaux recyclés et s’appuie sur des calculs complexes pour construire une infrastructure alternative dans laquelle la science, la technologie, la mythologie et l’imagination se rejoignent pour résoudre les problèmes sociétaux. 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