Sandra Mujinga – Skin to Skin

Sandra Mujinga takes over the basement of the Stedelijk with her most ambitious work to date. Skin to Skin is a compelling installation of 55 sculptures, light, and sound. Mujinga is a prominent name in the contemporary art world: groundbreaking and radically contemporary.

Twilight zone

Mujinga transforms the Stedelijk’s lower-level gallery into a stark, otherworldly realm with Skin to Skin. Sound, light, mirrors, and sculptures conjure an unearthly space where 55 identical figures occupy the space. Mujinga investigates concealment through multiplication. Identical at first glance, their multiplication could evoke a single form in transformation—perhaps reflecting different stages in a single body’s life—or suggest a hidden society, or even an entirely new species. They become mute witnesses to a speculative or dystopian world.