Beyond images of war: Sammy Baloji’s work captures DR Congo’s vibrant arts and culture, challenging western views

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Beyond images of war: Sammy Baloji’s work captures DR Congo’s vibrant arts and culture, challenging western views

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is all too often associated with violent conflict, at the expense of its positive aspects. Reports on this huge country, the second largest in Africa after Algeria, and nearly twice the size of South Africa, tend to overlook its intellectual and artistic vibrancy. My research has focused on this part of the continent. This article is based on two recent contributions in which I examine the DRC’s cultural …