{"id":15547,"title":"Yllux","dimensions":"100 × 120 × 90 cm","date_begin":"2012-01-01","material":"Cardboard, electric wires, batteries","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_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,"category":{"en":"Mixed Media","nl":"Mixed Media","fr":"Mixed Media"},"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","short_description":"","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","short_description":"","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","short_description":"","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"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":2742,"name":"Jean Katambayi Mukendi","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}