The Congolese art collective CATPC makes its debut on the Amstel with a new exhibition: The Land of Sprinkles. Building a Better World Together. On view at the H’ART Museum from Friday, May 22 to Sunday, November 8.

The Netherlands is known as the land of chocolate sprinkles on bread. But what is an everyday product for many Dutch people also has a darker side: cocoa, sugar and palm oil are often produced on plantations where people and nature pay a high price.

The artists of CATPC make this reality visible and explore how things could be different. The collective creates clay sculptures that are cast in Amsterdam using 3D technology in cocoa, palm oil and sugar.

The exhibition features 30 chocolate sculptures by 23 artists. Each piece tells its own story, addressing themes such as exploitation, inequality and the resistance of people and nature. At the same time, the works offer a sharp critique of contemporary power structures, including the international art world.

A series of embroidered works presents portraits of resistance fighters, plantation workers and artists from Haiti, Suriname, Indonesia, Ghana and Congo. Their shared struggle against colonial exploitation and economic systems is central. The portraits also serve as a tribute to plantation workers and their global resistance. The works are embroidered on jute sacks used to transport cocoa.

In addition, a selection of films about the collective’s working methods and impact is on view, directed by Ced’art Tamasala (CATPC) and artist Renzo Martens.