Gezicht op een nagebouwd Congolees dorp tijdens de wereldtentoonstelling te Antwerpen 1894

This photograph, taken by Th. Lantin in 1894, depicts a reconstructed Congolese village at the World's Fair in Antwerp, Belgium. The image showcases a carefully curated scene of a colonial village, with traditional huts, a small pond, and palm trees, intended to represent the Congo Free State. The photograph offers a glimpse into the colonialist perspective of the time, which sought to exoticize and portray African cultures as primitive and underdeveloped. The exhibition aimed to showcase the diversity of the world, but through a lens of European colonialism, it ultimately served to reinforce existing colonial narratives and hierarchies.