118:. Her mother, who died when Mujinga was 15, studied fashion, and always had an interest in creativity, although the poor pay in fashion led her to find employment outside of the industry. As a teenager, Mujinga wanted to become an architect, but wasn't accepted to the school she applied to, and began studying at
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Mujinga's work "poignantly speaks to Black representation, surveillance in society, and post-humanist and
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technique where a mirror reflects an image so it appears like a ghost. The figure is enacted by performance artist Adrian Blount who is wearing a wearable, leather sculpture made by
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