Jeanpy Kabongo (*1993 in the province of Kasai oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo) studied computer science and cinema (digital filmmaking) in India and at the Institute of Fine Arts in Kinshasa where he currently lives and works. In 2018 Jeanpy joined a collective called BOKUTANI ARTIST REUNIS and in 2019 he became a member of the asbl LOSA which carries the projects “Spirit of the Ancestors” and “Mental Handicap”.

In Schöppingen Jeanpy Kabongo worked on the project “The Relic” together with Géraldine Tobe. The traumas that the history of humanity has known, recorded over time and circumstances are at the heart of this project. In the second reading of this installation, the involvement of current Western societies and impact of the exploitation of natural resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo in particular, and Africa in general are addressed. In October and November 2021, the installation was part of the exhibition “History’s Footnote: on Love and Freedom” at Marres – Huis voor Hedendaagse Cultuur, curated by Khanyisile Mbongwa.