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DiaporamaLes Catheurs de Kintambo (sic)
Contemporary Photography
1975
64.0 x 54.0 cm
ambroise ngaimoko (? – ?)
Ambroise Ngaimoko is a Congolese photographer capturing the essence of African contemporary art. His evocative images explore daily life & culture, offering a unique visual perspective.
In 1961, Ngaimoko (born in 1949 in Angola) moved with his family to Kinshasa. There he worked as a mechanic, then as a technician for an open-air cinema, before he became an assistant to his uncle Marques Ndodão in 1968, who ran two photo studios, and who gave him a Yashica 6x6 camera.It was in Kitambo in 1971 that he opened the Studio 3Z, a named picked to symbolise the three Zaïres: the country, the currency and the river. Young people who came to the studio remember it because of the constantly changing backdrops.He gained recognition in the course of the 1970s due to an unprecedented technique, in which he developed two portraits on the same sheet, using the same negative twice.This cult of cloning is reminiscent of the rites performed for a lost twin.In the full swing of
About this artwork
- Title: Les Catheurs de Kintambo (sic)
- Artist: ambroise ngaimoko
- Year: 1975
- Original dimensions: 64.0 x 54.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Movement: Contemporary Photography
- Main color: Espresso
- Keywords: clone portrait technique , ritual dance images , african art photos
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
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