Forced Love, 2020

Schenker*inFlorian Peters-Messer, *1964

ArtistIrène Kanga, Lusanga *1994

Artist groupCercle d'art des travailleurs de plantation congolaise, founded 2014

MediumChocolate, palm oil

(H x W x D)68 × 50 × 122 cm

Status

on display, room 039

About the workIrène Kanga, a member of the "Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise" (Art Circle of Congolese Plantation Workers), addresses sexual violence against women in this sculpture. At the same time, it refers to a historical event: in 1931, the rape of a woman from the Pende ethnic group committed by a Belgian official in Lusanga, Congo, led to an uprising against colonial rule. Made from materials such as palm oil and chocolate, the sculpture is a reminder of the exploitation by the plantation operators of today’s Unilever Group. CATPC uses the sale of the art to finance the reclamation of land for sustainable agriculture and reforestation.

AccessionGift of Florian Peters-Messer 2023

Provenance[…]; 2023 erworben durch Schenkung von Florian Peters-Messer

Inventory number0.mkp.2024.FPM.13

Contemporary art

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