Okitosongo Kadima Junior is a ceramic artist born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and currently based in Cape Town, South Africa. After completing his studies, with a specialisation in Sculpture, at the well- known Académie des Beaux-Arts (ABA) in Kinshasa, Junior emigrated to South Africa – where he has been working in various ceramic studios and in collaboration with other ceramic artists. Over the years, Junior has been earnestly honing his artistic practice, mastering his technique of hand-building and sculpting, which has been largely inspired by historical sculpture from the Renaissance period, art history, diverse indigenous ceramic traditions and biblical, mythological themes – all of which are integrated, re-interpreted and transformed into work that is specifically his own, anchored in questions around memory and African identity.