We congratulate our fellow Em’kal Eyongakpa for participating in the Luleå Biennale 2024!

Under the artistic direction of Aude Christel Mgba and Bruno Alves de Almeida, the biennial gathers artistic and architectural positions which respond to the drastic changes occurring in the built and natural environments of Norrbotten, Sweden.

Em'kal Eyongakpa (b. 1981, Manyu, Cameroons) approaches the experienced, the unknown, as well as collective histories through a ritual use of repetition and transformation.

His ideas increasingly draw from indigenous knowledge systems, ethnobotany, applied mycology and technology. His installations are often interwoven experiences which blur the boundaries of the media employed. Presented as transcriptions, within explored spaces and processes, these encounters habitually mimic and evoke elements from natural processes and phenomena.

Em’kal’s works are on view on at Havremagasinet, Boden

The Luleå Biennial: On the threshold of 1:1 is open between March 2 until May 26, 2024

Photos: Em'kal Eyongakpa, nkawriters t_iv/ nɛwɛt mmɨk 27ii/ bɛtok babhi_babhi-bɛrat XXI-r [babhi-manyɛp/ babhi-bawɛt], 2017 – ongoing. Installation view from Havremagasinet länskonsthall Boden. The Luleå Biennial 2024. Foto: LKP

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