Sandra Mujinga

Whether these are the spectral personifications of forgotten histories, the remnants of colonial legacies, or harbingers of the climate crisis and planetary destruction, Sandra Mujinga is fascinated with the idea of ghosts. She is concerned with the idea of traces and fragments; that nothing ever disappears completely. Perhaps just like with ghosts, one tries to forget that they are there, to consign their presence to the corner of the room, but they remain lurking, like an underlying anxiety. Mujinga says that when you are born into a racialised body, the histories and violence of colonialism can never be forgotten; overlooking the past is a privilege. The artist’s work takes several forms, from moving image to installation. Her most recognisable piece to date saw four figures, Libwá, Mókó, Nkáma and Zómi, faceless, towering above the visitor and rendered with textiles, guarding the space. Bathed in chroma key green – the colour used for green screen, onto which anything can be transposed and therefore fictionalised – the sculptures seem able to transform, mutate, or reappear. ...

In 2016 Croy Nielsen moved from Berlin to Vienna, where it is located in the beletage apartment of a historical building in the 1st district. The gallery was founded by Oliver Croy (AT) and Henrikke Nielsen (DK). Artists such as Nina Beier, Marie Lund, and Benoît Maire, have been part of the program since its inception, and were later joined by Olga Balema, Georgia Gardner Gray, and Sandra Mujinga. Vienna-based artists include Ernst Yohji Jaeger, Joanna Woś, and Soshiro Matsubara. The gallery has strong ties to the Nordic region, representing several artists from the Scandinavian contries and regularly participating in fairs and projects in the area. ...