In Guerre Tribale, King Paris presents a haunting diptych that confronts the brutality and moral chaos of Europe’s colonial expansion in Central Africa. At the center of each painting stands a commanding general - two opposing forces locked in eternal conflict.

On the left, a German officer in full imperial uniform glares across the divide, “white devil” horns emerging from his helmet, gun and dagger in hand. Around him, German soldiers are shown capturing, beheading men, a chilling vision of conquest and greed during the early colonial campaigns in the Congo.

On the right, his adversary takes the form of a mythic red-skinned warrior - half man, half beast, representing the merged spirits of African and Indigenous resistance. He wields both a Ngulu sword and a captured gun, symbolizing both ancestral strength and the appropriation of the oppressor’s weaponry. Surrounding him, local defenders rise in defiance, reclaiming weapons and turning them against their invaders, even as the chaos of battle consumes both sides.

Through its visceral imagery, Guerre Tribale reanimates a buried chapter of history - the moment when greed disguised as “civilization” met the unyielding spirit of a people fighting for their survival.

Paris invites the viewer to confront the shared violence of humanity and the deep scars left by colonial ambition, forcing us to reckon with the origins of global power and resistance.