Democratic Republic of Congo: The River of Colonial Divide
A Legacy of Defiance and Resilience
Democratic Republic of Congo
This gallery is a brief selection from a much larger body of work. The remaining images and full narrative are reserved for my forthcoming book. For commissioning or licensing enquiries, please contact me directly.
This series traces the brutal imprint of Belgian colonialism in Congo—a regime marked by severed limbs, racial hierarchies, and spatial segregation. Generations still carry the memory of ancestors mutilated for resisting forced labour, of a people divided by language, privilege, and geography.
Yet even as colonisers ruled from one side of the Congo River, the river itself resisted. Its vast, untameable flow became a symbol of defiance—one that colonial power could never master.
Today, that spirit endures. The barges that traverse the river between Kisangani and Kinshasa are floating testaments to Congolese resilience—brimming with trade, life, and self-sufficiency. Against a legacy of domination, the people of Congo have built a culture that moves forward with pride, power, and purpose.
Democratic Republic of Congo
This gallery is a brief selection from a much larger body of work. The remaining images and full narrative are reserved for my forthcoming book. For commissioning or licensing enquiries, please contact me directly.
This series traces the brutal imprint of Belgian colonialism in Congo—a regime marked by severed limbs, racial hierarchies, and spatial segregation. Generations still carry the memory of ancestors mutilated for resisting forced labour, of a people divided by language, privilege, and geography.
Yet even as colonisers ruled from one side of the Congo River, the river itself resisted. Its vast, untameable flow became a symbol of defiance—one that colonial power could never master.
Today, that spirit endures. The barges that traverse the river between Kisangani and Kinshasa are floating testaments to Congolese resilience—brimming with trade, life, and self-sufficiency. Against a legacy of domination, the people of Congo have built a culture that moves forward with pride, power, and purpose.
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