Sammy Baloji
Congolese, b. 1978
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Bio
Sammy Baloji’s artistic concern is rooted in the daily life of Congolege people, and he uses photography to explore his country’s present and to retell its history from the perspective of its people. “Ethnography, architecture, and urbanism [are] …
Notable works
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Hans Himmelheber, The long building of the circumcision camp can be seen behind the mask, DR Congo, Pende region, 1939, scan of the inside of a Songye power figure, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€24,000
Kasala: The Slaughterhouse of Dreams or the First Human, Bende's Error, 2020Contact for Price
Hans Himmelheber, Himmelheber’s boots and tipoye bearer, DR Congo, Lele region, January 1939, scan of a Dioptase from Tantara mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€14,000
Hans Himmelheber, Monument, DR Congo, Kinshasa, 1938, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€14,000
Hans Himmelheber, Masked figure and men, DR Congo, Pende region, 1939, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€17,000
Hans Himmelheber, Photographed from the tipoye, DR Congo, Yaka region, January 1938, scan of a Dioptase from Tantara mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€10,000
Hans Himmelheber, Portrait of his shadow, DR Congo, Kingulu, June 18, 1938, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€12,000
The Tower, 2015
Hans Himmelheber, Masked figure with beak and crown of feathers, munyinga, DR Congo, Byombo region, May 20-22 1939, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€10,000
Kasala: The Slaughterhouse of Dreams or the First Human, Bende's Error, 2020Contact for Price
Career highlights
Group show at a major institution
Tate Modern, and 2 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 1 more
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale National Pavilion, and 4 more
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Related categories
Middle Africa
Contemporary African Art
Racial and Ethnic Identity
Artist as Ethnographer
Color Photography
Contemporary Photography
Urbanization
Photomontage
Photography
The City
Collective History
Contemporary Traces of Memory
Representations of Architecture
Contemporary Fact versus Fiction
Political
The Body
Contemporary Art
Research as Art
Documentary Photography
Unsettling
Works for sale
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Sammy BalojiRetour à l’authenticité, vue de la Pagode du Président Mobutu, N’sele, Kinshasa 2013., 2013€14,000
Sammy BalojiRaccord #7, Usine de Shituru, 2012€13,000
Sammy BalojiUntitled #12. From the Mémoire series, 2006€11,000
Sammy BalojiUntitled #18. From the Mémoire series, 2006€9,000
Sammy BalojiUntitled #12 (From "Mémoire" series), 2006€11,000
Sammy BalojiUntitled #19 (From "Mémoire" series), 2006€9,000
Sammy BalojiUntitled #18 (From "Mémoire" series), 2006€9,000
Sammy BalojiUntitled #26 (From "Mémoire" series), 2006€9,000
Sammy BalojiUntitled #13 (From "Mémoire" series), 2006€13,000
Sammy BalojiUntitled #11 (from "Mémoire" series) , 2006€9,000
Sammy BalojiUntitled #22 (From "Mémoire" series), 2006€9,000- Sammy BalojiKasala: The Slaughterhouse of Dreams or the First Human, Bende's Error, 2020Contact for Price
- Sammy BalojiKasala: The Slaughterhouse of Dreams or the First Human, Bende's Error, 2020Contact for Price
Sammy BalojiKasala: The Slaughterhouse of Dreams or the First Human, Bende's Error, 2020Contact for Price- Sammy BalojiHans Himmelheber, Masked figure with beak and crown of feathers, munyinga, DR Congo, Byombo region, May 20-22 1939, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€10,000
Sammy BalojiHans Himmelheber, Man with mask, DR Congo, Luluwa region, 1939, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€14,000
Sammy BalojiHans Himmelheber, Figure on the roof of Himmelheber’s car, DR Congo, Luluwa region, 1939, scan of a Dioptase from Tantara mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€14,000- Sammy BalojiHans Himmelheber, Masked figure and men, DR Congo, Pende region, 1939, scan of a Chalcopyrite from Kipushi mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€17,000
- Sammy BalojiHans Himmelheber, The long building of the circumcision camp can be seen behind the mask, DR Congo, Pende region, 1939, scan of the inside of a Songye power figure, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€24,000
- Sammy BalojiHans Himmelheber, Photographed from the tipoye, DR Congo, Yaka region, January 1938, scan of a Dioptase from Tantara mine, and your reflection in the mirror, 2020, 2020€10,000
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