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> Image caption: Film still from Mémoire by Sammy Baloji > > Autograph ABP in partnership with CGP London are pleased to announce > the first solo exhibition in the UK of Congolese photographer and > filmmaker Sammy Baloji in the newly renovated Dilston Grove. > > Mémoire is an artist's film addressing colonial violence, shattered > dreams of independence and the postcolonial political fallout that > exists within the current Democratic Republic of Congo. Mémoire is a > beautifully crafted and abstracted artist's video shot in > collaboration with the fellow Congolese performance artist Faustin > Linyekula. Alongside Mémoire, Autograph ABP have commissioned Baloji > to make a new large-scale photographic work that documents the exact > site of Patrice Lumumba’s assassination in January 1961. > > > > Sammy Baloji’s work shines a powerful spotlight on contemporary > Congolese reality. It interrogates the abuse of power and its legacy, > revealing the devastating impact that exploitative cultures have on > both society and the environment. It calls for greater awareness of > the local consequences of what is termed ‘development’ and highlights > the rights of local people. Baloji creates videos that investigate the > body and, despite restrictions on photographing public sites, he > produces images of the DR Congo’s urban architecture. His work is > raising social consciousness and stimulating artistic development in > the Katanga region, a past and present centre for the colonial and > post-colonial exploitation of a wealth of minerals essential for > Western technologies. > > > > This exhibition was part commissioned by Autograph ABP and is > accompanied by an artist’s book available at Dilston Grove. The > staging of Mémoire is supported by the Goethe Institut in Nairobi, > Kenya. > > Dilston Grove, south west corner of Southwark Park, 020 7237 1230 > > Open 12-6 Wednesday - Sunday - FREE! > > Jubilee LIne, Overground and buses to Canada Water > > www.cafegalleryprojects.com > > Other events, > exhibitions and > news items