The Revolutionist, 2015
Archival print
30 x 42 cm (23 parts)
Courtesy of the artist
Milumbe Haimbe (b. Lusaka, Zambia 1974) has a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture (Copperbelt University), and a Master's in Fine Arts (Oslo National Academy of the Arts). Haimbe is interested in the idea of the collective psyche, its associated social trajectories and current psycho-socio trends and systems. Drawing on a background of painting, her current art practices are based in digital illustration, including sequential art as an intermedial process that combines and integrates illustrations and written texts into narratives. Milumbe asserts that these intermedial concerns are related to intercultural issues, with a focus on the forms of representation of cultural minorities within the context of popular media. She has exhibited her work in numerous shows both locally and internationally, including FOCUS 10 – Art Basel in Switzerland, and is an alumnus of the Art Omi International Artist's Residency in New York. In 2014, at the 11th edition of Dak'Art biennale of contemporary African art she received the Blachère Foundation Prize.