Congolese artist Jean Katambayi Mukendi presents his first solo exhibition in Germany, 'Ratio,' at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin. The exhibition features drawings, sculptural installations, and works made from recycled materials that examine technological systems, energy infrastructures, and mineral extraction.
Mukendi's work, informed by his training as an electrician and his engagement with mathematics, critiques the uneven distribution of technological power and resources between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Global North. The exhibition uses speculative forms and salvaged materials to reimagine machines and circuits as tools for addressing urgent questions of ecology, geopolitics, and the future, positioning art as a critical system of knowledge.