(...) A lightbulb, of course, is a clichéd symbol of epiphany and ingenious innovation. Yet in Mukendi’s hands it ceases to operate as a source of illumination and transparency and instead becomes a conduit that allows us to ponder the obscurity of the Gordian networks we plug into every day. “After all the theories that were developed around the world,” he writes, “the world is still in the dark when it comes to its history, its reflections and claims.” (Chloe Wyma for Artforum, at the occasion of Katambayi Mukendi's solo exhibition ‘Quarantaine’ at Ramiken, NY, in 2020)