Believe & Succeed Part l and Part ll

The exhibition AKA Lusaka was a collaboration between Milumbe Haimbe, Anders Valde and myself. It took place in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, in 2006. We produced separate works dealing with the city architecture and public spaces, with the attempt to reveal hidden structures of the postcolonial city. I produced an installation in two parts titled Believe & Succeed.
Believe & Succeed Part l consisted of a mural made out of vinyl, inspired by a photograph from Lusaka Cathedral. I was investigating how the commercial and spiritual blend in today's Zambia, and the mural became a mix between the two - miming a church mosaic with coloured vinyl from an advertising company.
Part ll consisted of four photographs that have elements of both the commercial and spiritual, found in public spaces. "The phone that cheats" - a sign made by striking construction workers - became significant for me in the meeting with the powerless workman.

AKA Lusaka
With Milumbe Haimbe and Anders Valde
Henry Tayali Gallery, Lusaka, Zambia


AKA Lusaka
View of the Henry Tayali Gallery, Lusaka, Zambia 2006


Believe & Succeed Part l

Vinyl Mural (Left view)
120 x 340 cm x 4



Vinyl Mural (Right view)
120 x 340 cm x 4


Believe & Succeed Part II

C-print 50 x 73 cm



C-print 50 x 73 cm


C-print 30 x 42 cm



C-print 50 x 73 cm