Homo Détritus

A riveting collection of portraits shot on the streets of Kinshasa, Homo Détritus documents a Congolese performance art collective that has taken a defiant stand against poverty, pollution and Africa being a dumping ground for global waste. They create masquerade-like costumes out of rubbish, birthing illustrious robot-like characters who parade the slums. Wilfried N’Sonde’s flawless narration complements Gladieu’s arresting images evoking an afro-futuristic, post-apocalyptic landscape inhabited by humanoids whose genius lies in their acute creative resourcefulness. Protest art never looked so spirited, so clever or so urgent.