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Kriss Munsya’s Genetic Bomb is a conceptually and formally intricate photographic series that critically examines Black identity, diasporic displacement, and the enduring legacies of colonialism. Conceived over several years and realized in late 2022 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the series transforms deeply personal reflections into a broader interrogation of systemic power, intergenerational conflict, and cultural erasure.

Munsya’s images navigate the psychological complexities of migration and belonging, engaging with themes of self-perception, nostalgia, and the transmission of colonial ideologies. Drawing on his own experience of leaving Kinshasa for Belgium as a child, the artist foregrounds the tensions between inherited traditions and the structural forces that seek to erase them. This tension manifests visually through the use of mirrors, gradients, and textiles, elements that simultaneously reflect, obscure, and reveal the constructed nature of identity.

Divided into four segments—Washed Out, String Theory, Toxic Patterns, and Talkabout—the series explores how colonial histories shape contemporary realities. Washed Out addresses the internalization of self-erasure, depicting figures whose identities fade beneath imposed ideals. String Theory critiques the use of nostalgia as a political instrument, rendering subjects blinded by the colorful myths of an idealized past. Toxic Patterns examines patriarchal structures imposed through colonial influence, juxtaposing the Dutch-produced wax fabrics worn in the Congo with the historical displacement of matriarchal traditions. Talkabout turns to the present, reflecting on the economic precarity faced by Congolese youth and their uncertain futures.

Through a highly stylized and symbolic visual language, Genetic Bomb challenges the notion of history as fixed, instead proposing it as a mutable space where agency and resistance remain possible. Munsya’s work complicates the relationship between memory and transformation, interrogating whether the structures of oppression can truly be dismantled or if they persist in ever-evolving forms.