Colophon

Freddy Tsimba
MABELE ELEKI LOLA !
The earth, brighter than paradise
29 October 2020 – 21 February 2021

DIRECTORATE AFRICAMUSEUM
Guido Gryseels, director-general
Bruno Verbergt, operational director for public services

CONCEPT
Freddy Tsimba, artist
In Koli Jean Bofane, curator

EXECUTION
Sofie Bouillon 
Christine Bluard

SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTION
Henry Bundjoko, professor, Université de Kinshasa; director, Musée national de la République démocratique du Congo – Kinshasa

TEXTS
In Koli Jean Bofane
Henry Bundjoko
Christine Bluard

IMAGES AND SOUND 
Renaud Barret 

LENDERS
Jean Michel Champault, France
Collection Blachère, France
Private collection, Belgium
Collection Gervanne and Matthias Leridon, France – South-Africa
Les ballets C de la B, Belgium
Bart and Carine Ouvry – Bormans, Belgium
Anna Salviato, Italy
Bruno Scaramuzzino, France
Patrick Sohier, Liège, Belgium
Chantal Tombu, Belgium
Freddy Tsimba, DR Congo
Steve Vermeer, Belgium

EXHIBITION DESIGN 
Sandra Eelen

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Friederike Kratky

RESTORATION AND INSTALLATION, LOAN ADMINISTRATION
Siska Genbrugge
Annick Swinnen
Anouk De Paepe
Stef Keyaerts
Marieke Van Es
Joy Voncken
Etoile mécanique, Antwerp
Tse-Tse-Art, Ghent

TECHNICAL REALISATION
Stefaan Marlaire 
Patrick Putman
Guy Sorgeloos
Arno Stroobants

TRANSPORT
Mobull, Zaventem
ConnexAfrica, Kinshasa

TRANSLATIONS 
Isabelle Gerard
Benoît Albinovanus 
Ann Debbaut
Emily Divinagracia

PHOTOGRAPHY
Jean-Marc Vandyck

AUDIOVISUAL
Sophie de Ville
Ludo Engels

EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES
Tine Geunis 
Isabelle Van Loo
Claire Poinas

WEBSITE
Marie-Pascale Le Grelle
Son Du 
Benoît Hardy

PRESS 
Marie-Pascale Le Grelle
Kristien Opstaele

CATALOGUE
Catherine de Duve – Kate’Art, Brussels
and Africalia, Brussels

SECURITY
Henri Brans
Jamal Amzir
Rudi Jadot
Hans Janssens
Muzafer Ozcelik
Aazani Abdel-hakim (T&D Securities)
Diouif Abdelkhalek (T&D Securities)
Wemakoy André  (T&D Securities)
Minnart Anthony (T&D Securities)
Baby Ibrahim (T&D Securities)
Malundama Lozolo (T&D Securities)
Bogard Ludivine (T&D Securities)
Courtas Minas (T&D Securities)
Mbongoviel Nbaba Rute (T&D Securities)
Iabl-rimen Yasser (T&D Securities)

CLEANING
ISS Services

THANKS TO
Angès Beziz
Kathryn Brahy
Merel Daemen
Anne Dechamps
Philippe Dewaegenaere
Katia Dewulf 
Marie-Reine Iyumva
Frédéric Jacquemin
Emilie Labie
Agnès Lacaille
Rein Nulis
Jean-François Pierlot
Lisa Rigante
Sabine Scheerlinck
Veerle Taekels
Thibault Tuerlinckx
Victoire Van der Woude
Jonas Van de Voorde
Eric Van Herreweghe
Dirk Verbist
Julien Volper
Dispaching Team 
Galerie Angalia, Paris