La Biennale di Venezia 2024 — CATPC with Hicham Khalidi and Renzo Martens — The International Celebration of Blasphemy and the Sacred

The Dutch entry for the 60th edition of La Biennale di Venezia is provided by artist collective Cercle d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise (CATPC) together with artist Renzo Martens and curator Hicham Khalidi. The exhibition at the Dutch Pavilion in the Giardini is twinned with a presentation at the White Cube in Lusanga (DRC) and is part of CATPC’s ongoing commitment to reclaim land to reintroduce biodiversity, regenerate the soil and provide sustenance for the community in Congo.

TO MIRROR AND CONNECT
The graphic design of the catalogue reflects and enhances the concept of the two connected locations. By turning the publication around as well as upside down, it delivers two catalogues in one; both share the same spine with the ancestral sculpture Balot in the core. This dichotomy also emphasizes the work process in which the clay sculptures from Lusanga are being transformed, through 3D-scans, into cacao sculptures on display in Venice. The cover is (optically) covered in palm oil from the Lusanga Post-Plantation.

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