Sammy Baloji
Sammy Baloji (born December 29, 1978 in Lubumbashi , Katanga Province ) is a Congolese photographer and video artist .
life and work
Sammy Baloji studied human sciences at the University of Lubumbashi and photography and video at the École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg .
Ethnography , architecture and urbanism are constantly recurring themes in his art. Met Mémoire (2006) is a photo series about the copper mines of Katanga and En Mémoire is an experimental film that Baloji made in 2006 in collaboration with Faustin Linyekula .
In 2017 Sammy Baloji was a participant in documenta 14 .
Awards (selection)
- 2009: Prince Claus Prize
- 2012: Spiegelprijs
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arles 2019 Sammy Baloji accessed on April 25, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Prix pictet Sammy Baloji accessed on April 25, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Contemporary and Sammy Baloji: Mémoire accessed on April 25, 2019 (English)
- ↑ First expositie van Congolese fotograaf Sammy Baloji in Nederland accessed on April 25, 2019 (Dutch)
- ↑ documenta 14, daybook Sammy Baloji accessed on April 28, 2019
- ↑ Photo by Sammy Baloji wint Spiegelprijs 2012 accessed on April 25, 2019 (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baloji, Sammy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baloji, Sammy Kamambi (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Congolese photographer and video artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lubumbashi |