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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Badminton Club emerged as an initiative facilitated by the 'Stroom Promise' Grant during a period when the pandemic necessitated the temporary closure of sports clubs due to quarantine measures. Recognizing the opportune moment, I conceived the idea of establishing a sports club intentionally designed to deviate from the traditional functioning of a regular club, specifically within the context of quarantine restrictions.
In my projects, I purposefully introduce minor adjustments at the initial stages, such as reconfiguring the name and location of my studio from DCR to the DRC. Subsequently, I gradually modify the rules while leaving room for fortuitous and serendipitous occurrences. During the creation of a social media site for the club, Facebook suggested Goma, DRC, as the club's home base despite the prevailing civil war in the region.
Eventually, the Badminton Club attained a cult-like status, and an associated WiFi network named 'DRC Badmintonclub,' situated in Goma, came to symbolize a gesture of solidarity. Daily, dozens of individuals inadvertently connect to this network, inadvertently encountering the presence of an inactive badminton club, which, in this case, took the form of a sculptural representation: a badminton net severed in two with concrete-filled buckets mounted on the roof of the studio complex.
