Abstract
Power Figure invites an immersive journey into the embodiment of the nkisi nkondi (power figure), a sacred sculpture of Kongo peoples that harbours medicinal combinations and is adorned with pegs, blades, nails, and other sharp objects embedded into its surface. Each insertion represents a ritual pathway through which seekers invoke ancestral power to save, heal, and rejuvenate life. In this theatrical liminal space, crafted through a 3D reimagination from a refracted perspective and illuminated by a floor projection of prayers sacred to the people, spectators transform into diminutive beings. They embark on a pilgrimage through the tangible remnants of past rituals, traversing the ethereal realms of spirituality.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 May 2025 |
| Event | Central African Art - Invocation of an Unseen World - Indra and Harry Banga Gallery, Hong Kong, China Duration: 9 May 2025 → 28 Sept 2025 https://www.cityu.edu.hk/media/news/2025/05/08/indra-and-harry-banga-gallery-presents-central-african-art-invocation-unseen-world-mixed-media-journey-immersed-central-african-heritage https://www.cityu.edu.hk/bg/exhibitions/central-africa-art/home |
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