Exhibition catalogue for Jean Katambayi Mukendi’s solo exhibitions at M HKA and KW Institute for Contemporary Art, May 2026. Jean Katambayi Mukendi: Circuits is the first comprehensive monograph dedicated to the Congolese artist on the occasion of his solo exhibitions at M HKA (Antwerp) and KW Institute for Contemporary Art (Berlin). Spanning his career from its inception to the present, the volume combines richly illustrated pages with insightful texts that situate Katambayi’s work within contemporary art history, African thought, and the cultural context of present-day Lubumbashi. It includes interviews, an essay written by the artist, and a multidisciplinary exploration of his installations and drawings. This books is a co publication by the Contemporary Art Committee KU Leuven, KW Institute for Contemporary Art (KW Berlin), and M HKA Antwerp. Jean Katambayi Mukendi: Circuits is the first comprehensive monograph dedicated to the Congolese artist, published on the occasion of his solo exhibitions at M HKA (Antwerp) and KW Institute for Contemporary Art (Berlin). Spanning his career from its inception to the present, the volume combines richly illustrated pages with insightful texts that situate Katambayi’s work within contemporary art history, African thought, and the cultural context of present-day Lubumbashi. It includes interviews, an essay written by the artist, and a multidisciplinary exploration of his installations, and drawings. This books is a co publication by the Contemporary Art Committee KU Leuven, KW Institute for Contemporary Art (KW Berlin), and M HKA Antwerp. 7 FOREWORD Johannes Muselaers, Stéphane Symons, Anne-Claire Schmitz, and Emma Enderby 9 THE POWER OBJECTS OF JEAN KATAMBAYI MUKENDI Sandrine Colard 19 RATIO Jean Katambayi Mukendi, Emma Enderby, and Anne-Claire Schmitz in conversation 24 I HOPE YOU’RE DOING WELL Simon Delobel 37 REINVENTING THE SUN: ENERGY, JUNCTION, LIMIT IN THE WORK OF JEAN KATAMBAYI MUKENDI Nadia Yala Kisukidi 46 CIRCUITS Johannes Muselaers and Stéphane Symons 57 PICHA-LUBUMBASHI Jean Katambayi Mukendi and Alexandre Mulongo Finkelstein in conversation 65 MEMORIES OF A SHARED LIFE Julie Mukendi 67 IMAGES INVENT THEMSELVES Jean Katambayi Mukendi 69 SINUETTE Jean Katambayi Mukendi 73 WORKS 149 BIOGRAPHY 150 COLOPHON