A conversation with Sammy Baloji
Please join us on March 11 for a conversation with the visual artist . Introduced and moderated by Prof. Pedro Monaville (History and Classical Studies), the conversation will center on Baloji and Monaville's ongoing collaboration on the history of the Congo in the world in the 20th Century.
The event will take place from 4:00 to 5:30pm in Leacock 738.
Artist's short bio:
Sammy Baloji is a visual artist whose work explores questions related to historical memory in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a strong focus on the history and legacy of colonial extractivism in Katanga. Baloji works across photography, film, sculpture, and installation. A Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, he has received numerous fellowships, awards and distinctions, notably at the African Photography Encounters of Bamako and the Dakar Biennale, and was a laureate of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. In 2019-2020, he was a resident of the French Academy of Rome – Villa Medici. His most recent personal exhibitions include Echoes of History, Shadows of Progress at the EMST in Athens (2025), his solo exhibition at Goldsmiths CCA (2024), K(C)ongo, Fragments of Interlaced Dialogues, Palazzo Pitti, Florence (2022) and Beaux-Arts de Paris (2021). He is the co-founder of the Rencontres Picha/Biennale de Lubumbashi.