"Notre histoire" series
182 x 148 cm
Acrylic on salvaged tarpaulin
Ébalé Collection
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Just like in A vos ordres !, Catheris explicitly refers to the cruelty displayed by the Belgian colonial administration, which used to mutilate the Congolese people for the slightest misdemeanour. The figure of the child with their ball highlights the sheer atrocity.