Fishing the Congo River. A way of life that is slowly disappearing.
This is a “small fishery” by the Wagenya Falls in the Democratic Republic of The Congo. Wooden poles are wedged into holes in the rocks and tied together with lianas to form scaffolds. Baskets are then dropped from the scaffolding into the roaring currents to trap fish. In recent years the fish stocks have plummeted leaving the future of the local fishermen up in the air. Each piece comes with a mat and a frame.
A “small fishery” by the Wagenya Falls. Wooden poles are wedged into holes in the rocks and tied together with lianas to form scaffolds. Baskets are then dropped from the scaffolding into the roaring currents to trap fish. Fish stocks have plummeted because mature fish are being caught during the spawning season and poor people scour the waters with mosquito nets to scoop up juvenile fish. This way of life is slowly disappearing. Large fisheries upstream are removing the fish that the local people survive on.
A “small fishery” by the Wagenya Falls. Wooden poles are wedged into holes in the rocks and tied together with lianas to form scaffolds. Baskets are then dropped from the scaffolding into the roaring currents to trap fish. Fish stocks have plummeted because mature fish are being caught during the spawning season and poor people scour the waters with mosquito nets to scoop up juvenile fish. This way of life is slowly disappearing. Large fisheries upstream are removing the fish that the local people survive on. The piece comes with a mat and a frame.
“The fish is the last to acknowledge the existence of water”, An African Saying.
Award Winner, American Canyon Art Show, 2023