Nkondi
This superb sculpture is an Nkisi Nkondi figure, made by the Kongo people of what was once Zaire. It is a standing man, with an oversized head, an open mouth, glazed eyes and one arm upraised.
The whole body is irregularly pierced with hundreds of iron nails and other objects, with organic and ferrous elements attached to them (see below).
The centre of the chest bears one eminences that hold magical materials; in religious terms, this was the most important part of the sculpture, which only served as a receptacle for the bilongo’s spiritual power. The bimpangula vocabulary of sculptural gestures states that this figure is standing in a pose known as “telama wimbanganga” – literally, “standing against power”. It means that the plaintiff’s enemies no longer have access to him/her, and that the figure is a wall or barrier between them and any further harm. The right hand would have held a scepter of power or a weapon. He is riddled with nails, blades and miscellaneous metalwork which were driven into him as individual prayers, often with organic materials or other objects – including an iron ring – attached.
ORFELD IS A VIRTUAL ARTIST WHO MAKES OBJECTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HISTORY AND PRESENT
He uses innovative approach to produce works that mark evolution in the artistic world.
The artist rethinks unique ritual objects from antiquity to 19th century by adding metallized coating, actualizing initial piece and give it a reborn.
Orfeld imprisoning, perpetuating it in a timeless way. He makes it exist differently. It is about bringing unfairly anonymous objects back to light.
Orfeld’s art confronts the viewer with a fusion — a form of temporal, cultural and artistic synchronization with our times.
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