Congo Republic. Brazzaville. Political art work: 55 million people were deported as slaves. The « Fresque de l'Afrique », sometimes called The People Speak to the People, is a work made in 1970 on commission from the Congolese state during the presidency of Marien Ngouabi. It is a typical example of the socialist, proletarian and anti-colonial art in vogue at that time in the country. Composed of hundreds of hand-painted ceramic tiles, it represents the history of the Congolese people, from the pre-colonial period to the advent of scientific socialism in the 1960s. The art piece was made by four Congolese artists, Michel Hengo, Émile Mokoko, André Ombala and Jean Itoua, supervised by the Italian artist Dégo. The fresco was originally signed “The people speak to the people”, before its creators were allowed to add their signatures in the 1980s. Congo, officially the Republic of the Congo or Congo Republic, also known as Congo-Brazzaville is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa. 3.08.2024 © 2024 Didier Ruef