My name is Yvanovitch Mbaya, I am Congolese and I studied fine arts in Brazzaville.
For 9 years, I have been creating works based on coffee. This element is at the heart of the new creations exhibited in Berlin.
For the first time I also use the pigment indigo and charcoal powder.
This combination of pigments gives depth to the works and allows the viewer a better interpretation of the pictorial language.
The dance performance is a continuation of this pictorial language.
This Bantu cultural heritage is very important to me as it deeply inspires all my creations.
I am a Bantu. Among us, traditions are a very structuring pillar for our society. We protect them in order not to forget them. They are in us and and last the test of time...
Yvanovitch Mbaya | Kimvuka (Together) | 26 January | 04 March 2023 | Ronewa Art Projects BERLIN | Video production: Abdelmoula Leksibi
