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Visitorstothetemplesofmodernartinglobalcitieswillbefamiliarwiththewhitecubegalleryspace.ButwhenonearisesinthemiddleofaCongolesepalmoilplantation,theeffectisdeeplydisorienting.Furthermore,itdrawsattentiontotheoftenoverlookedtiesbetweencolonialismandtheartworld,forexample,throughthemultinationalsthatnowproudlysponsortheseWesternmuseums.<br/> ThisCongoleseartscenterispartofartistRenzoMartens’sunorthodoxplantojump-startthelocaleconomy.Formerworkersattheplantationmakesculpturesthatarereproducedinchocolate,andthenexhibitedinNewYork.Theplantationworkers,mostofwhomearnadollarorlessaday,usetheprofitsfromthissuccessfulexhibitiontobuybackthelandconfiscatedfromthembyUnilever.<br/> ThisdocumentaryseesMartenscontinueonfromEnjoyPoverty(2008),inwhichheencouragedimpoverishedAfricanpeopletousephotographytoexploittheirownsuffering.Onthatoccasionhowever,thefilmestablishedthatthelocalpopulationearnednothingfromtheirefforts.Thisnewfilmdocumentsanattempttoreversetheflowofwealthandusetheprivilegesassociatedwiththeartworldtobringaboutrealchange.