Maurice Mbikayi (b. 1974, DRC) interrogates the proliferation of technological commercein our geopolitical system. Technologys reliance on mining for resources, for instance, has made African countries and their people people vulnerable to resource extraction and low-wage labour abuse. Mbikayi collects remnants of this rapidly developing technology and incorporates them in his work, resulting in sculptures, photographs and performances that link the materials back to their political contexts.

Maurice Mbikayi was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He graduated with a BA in Graphic Design (Advertising and Visual Communication), from the Academies des Beaux-Arts in Kinshasa. He completed his Master of Fine Arts degree (with distinction) in 2015 at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town. Mbikayi has been featured in exhibitions globally, including among others Belgium, Cuba, Italy, Senegal, South Africa, and the DRC. He was selected as one of the finalists of Luxembourg Art Prize in 2016 and was selected as a core participant in the Between the Lines symposium of 2013, an exchange between Michaelis and the Braunschweig University of Art in Germany. He also took part in the Spier Contemporary 2010 Biennale presented by the Africa Centre in Cape Town and the Hollard Creative Exchange program of 2010-2011. In 2010 he was selected by the Alliance Francaise for a traveling solo exhibition in South Africa, Swaziland, and Mozambique. He was awarded a three-month residency at IAAB in Basel, Switzerland by Pro Helvetia South Africa.