PICHA at 1-54 (2025)

1-54 Art fair (2025) Special Project:
PICHA/Biennale de Lubumbashi

The PICHA association, and its extended collective, has been a dedicated and vibrant platform for the promotion of meaningful, contemporary art practices for more than 15 years. Through the Lubumbashi Biennial and the Atelier PICHA, this originally artists-led initiative has cemented a strong international network, always taking as a critical departing point the realities of the Katanga and broader region. PICHA, which means 'picture' in Swahili, has supported and facilitated numerous co-creative projects, art productions and cultural exchanges. It also acts as an incubator for young and emerging artists.

As an insight into the prodigious and generous minds of the founders and makers that make up the PICHA collective, and as a testimony to the association's commitment to the promotion of Congolese talents in the field of contemporary visual and performative art, we are proud to present the work of Jean Katambayi Mukendi and Nkembo Moswala. The subject matter, the technical achievements, and the vision that run through their respective practices tell a story of dedication, globalism, and transformation that is at the heart of our concerns.