A ‘political ghost shrine’ for Patrice Lumumba

            AWB 082-3317 7922 is a creation by artist Sven Augustijnen (2021)

Exhibition "Congoville" in the Middelheim open-air museum in Antwerp, Belgium.

Sven Augustijnen (1970) was born in Mechelen, Belgium, and he lives and works in Brussels. Working primarily in film and installation, Augustijnen’s practice has long been exploring political, historical, and social themes, constantly challenging the genre of the documentary and reflecting a wider interest in historiography and a predilection for the nature of storytelling.
This work is a ‘political ghost shrine’ for Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961), the first Prime Minister of the independent Congo. 
                      Lumumba was assassinated by a coalition of Belgian, American and Katangese authorities, but to this day has still not been given a grave. The bicycle had been Lumumba’s preferred means of transportation. The sacks of charcoal and the tree to which the bicycle is attached refer to the tree against which he was executed along with two political companions, and which was probably reduced to ashes to cover all traces. But also, the piece imitates the bike riders carrying homemade charcoal, so common on contemporary Congolese roads. Augustijnen’s assemblage is titled after the airway freight number assigned to the shipment of these objects from the village in which Lumumba was assassinated to Belgium. In the end, the package never arrived. That loss, on the way from Africa to Europe, plus the seriality and anonymity of the administrative code, echo the ‘cold case’ of this murder, and in a broader sense of the Belgian-Congolese post-colonial history. [Source: Middelheimmuseum]

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Taken in: Belgium / Flanders / Arrondissement of Antwerp / Molenveld (show map)

Taken on: September 21, 2021

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Camera: Nikon D7100, f/5.6, 1/50 sec, 30mm (=45mm), ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7100
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	30mm (35mm equivalent: 45mm)
ISO:	1000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 19.0 (Windows)
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