In conversation with Carol Real for Art Summit, Jungerman reflects on the key influences in his practice, drawing particular inspiration from the Maroon tribes of Suriname. He recalls a transformative experience at the Academy of Art and Cultural Studies in Paramaribo, Suriname, in 1988, when a wall painting profoundly shaped his artistic trajectory. This work, inspired by geometric patterns from the shoulder capes of early 20th-century Surinamese Maroons, led Jungerman to recognize connections between these patterns and the Modernist principles he was studying in art school. His engagement with these cultural materials, including kaolin clay used in purification rituals, has since become a central element in his ongoing exploration of heritage, ritual, and modernist aesthetics.
