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Decolonising the Colonial Gaze

Decolonising the Colonial Gaze

This collection documents the work of a community-based partnership between the Antislavery Usable Past project and Yole!Africa in Goma and Lubumbashi. The project is based on an archive of photography produced by the British missionary Alice Seeley Harris during…

O.M. Kitenge

O.M. Kitenge, D.R. Congo.
2nd Generation Congolese, London.

S.S. Mundeke

S.S. Mundeke, Kingston Upon Thames, UK
1st Generation British Born Congolese/Angolan, London.

Ma J.M. Kilapi

Ma J.M. Kilapi, D.R. Congo
1st Generation Congolese/Angolan, London

J. Mundeke

J. Mundeke, Kingston Upon Thames,
U.K. 1st Generation British born Congolese/Angolan, London

N. D-Nkufi

N. Diansunzuka-Nfuki Kingston Upon Thames,
UK 1st Generation British born Congolese, London

Chez Mima

Chez Mima, African Goods Store

Dadinho

Dadinho, Dahinho Distributions, London
Fresh Congolese and African Food Store

Golgotha

Golgotha, Afro-Caribbean Hair Salon, Lualua Wear

La Difference

La Difference, Barbers
Barbershop name translates from French as "The Difference."

Mbongo Contre Mbongo

Mbongo Contre Mbongo, Barbers
Barber name translates from Lingala/French as "Money against Money"

Okapi

Okapi, Congolese and African Cuisine

Julienne Ledi Oniumbe, Photo Luc, 1971

Daughter of Tonton Oniumbe Jules,
Gecamines Employee, Lumbumbashi

Musengwa na Makanda-Kabobi, Nsele

Title translates to Musengwa at Political Bureau Meeting
Possible attendees: President Mobutu Sese Seko; Major company CEOs; Generals; Secret Services; Home Secretaries; Department Heads.

Extended Nuclear is Nuclear

Uncle and wife adopts nieces and nephews who move into the city, Kinshasa
Unknown baby now deceased.

Vava Tampa

Founder of Save the Congo; Activist and Rhumba lover.
Tampa has been advocating for peace and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2008.

JJ Bola

Writer, Poet, Educator, Human.
Author of No Place to Call Home.
Spoken word poet turned author, Bola has read and spoken internationally at TedTalks and festivals.

Thomas Mukambilwa

Managing Director of African Support and Project Centre
Mukambilwa advocates for the improvement of Congolese lives in London through educational and health events

Eden Gospel

Letitia Kamayi: You Should Know Me

Artist’s Statement
Kongo: You Should Know Me was my selfish way of learning more about my past, my ancestors through the images of my kinfolk.
Unfortunately, the archive institutions I approached all asked for paperwork I could not supply; money I could not…

Meere Afro Foods