Distinguished Award Recipient

Gosette Lubondo

Nationality：Democratic Republic of the Congo

Style：Photography

Artist Biography

Gosette Lubondo graduated in visual communication from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa in 2014.
Her work has been exhibited at biennales and in group exhibitions such as the Kampala Biennale, the Lubumbashi Biennale, and at the Hirosaki Museum in Japan in 2024. In 2021, she was awarded the Maison Ruinart Prize, which is given annually to an emerging artist exhibiting at Paris Photo. In 2022, her work was presented at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. Her work is part of important collections such as the Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac (Paris), Kanal Centre Pompidou (Belgium), Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Bordeaux), the Saint Louis Museum (Missouri), and the Mast Foundation (Bologna).

Message from Artist

I am very honoured to be among the winners of THE TOYOTA TSUSHO CFAO African Art Award. For me, this represents a combination of recognition and honour.I am very grateful to the curatorial team at Toyota Tsusho and CFAO for this initiative, which helps to promote and encourage the creative energy of artists on the continent, but also to bring our vision of the world to a wider audience. Sincere thanks to the members of the jury and the nominator for choosing my work among so many others. For several years now, my work has focused on the notion of memory, the passage of time through individual and collective narratives, and the places that carry this memory. I materialise this through photographic performances, videos and installations. For this award, I am honoured to present the photo series ‘Land of Milk and Honey’ 2022-2025 and ‘Imaginary Trip III’ 2024.

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