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Antelope – Ghost Maquette for the Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square London, 2021, PLA 3D print, marble-effect coating, wood, paint, 160 x 85.3 x 58.8 cm
Exhibition
Samson Kambalu: Mdondo
10 Sep 2022 – 29 Oct 2022
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 16:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 18:00
Free admission
Travel Information
- U6 Kochstrasse
With “Mdondo,” Samson Kambalu presents his first solo exhibition in Germany.
About
The show provides an overview of his most recent work, combining several series in an expansive presentation: Nyau cinema videos, synopsis text works, flags, a new large sculpture, and the maquette for Antelope, the sculpture that was awarded the Fourth Plinth Commission and will be on view at London’s Trafalgar Square from September 14 for two years.
In his playful, multi-media practice, Kambalu fuses aspects of Nyau culture, a secret society of the Chewa in Malawi known for their ritual mask performances, with the anarchic and anti-material practices of the Situationists and the aesthetic legacy of early and expressionist film. His work is often autobiographical and shaped by his research on emancipatory movements and the multiple and merging belief systems that he encountered during his youth in Malawi.
