page_title: Renzo Martens
hierarchical_section_title: Renzo Martens
caption_attribution_description: English: A photo of Renzo Martens at KW Berlin.
context_page_description: Renzo Martens is a Dutch artist who currently lives and works in Amsterdam and Kinshasa. Martens became known for his provocations, including Episode III: Enjoy Poverty, a documentary that suggests that the Congo market their poverty as a natural resource. In 2010 Renzo Martens initiated the Institute for Human Activities that postulates a gentrification program on a palm oil plantation in the Congolese rainforest.
context_section_description: Renzo Martens (born 1973 in Terneuzen) is a Dutch artist who currently lives and works in Amsterdam and Kinshasa. Martens became known for his provocations, including Episode III: Enjoy Poverty (2008), a documentary that suggests that the Congo market their poverty as a natural resource. In 2010 Renzo Martens initiated the Institute for Human Activities (IHA) that postulates a gentrification program on a palm oil plantation in the Congolese rainforest.
caption: Renzo Martens at KW Berlin.
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