Congolese artist puts pygmy style in the city

Meni Mbugha translates pygmy art into silkscreen prints.

BUSY in a dim Kinshasa studio, Meni Mbugha chooses natural pigments in black and red to decorate clothes printed by silkscreen to bring the artwork of the pygmy forest people to the bustling city.

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