Waldburger Wouters

In addition to being an artist, Jean Katambayi Mukendi (b. 1974, Lubumbashi; lives and works in Lubumbashi) is also passionate about technology, mechanics, geometry and electricity. In his work, he combines influences from everyday life with experience gained from his training as an electrician. He creates fragile and complex installations driven by sophisticated electrical mechanisms. His technological discoveries are part of a search for solutions to the social problems of present-day Congolese society.

Word of the artist Jean Katambayi Mukendi : "I'm impassioned by technology, mechanics, geometry and electricity. In my work I combine influences from daily life with experience gained from my training as electrician. I create fragile and complex installations driven by sophisticated electrical mechanisms."