The secret artists colony that wants to change the world with chocolate heads

By Daisy Carrington, for CNN

Updated 0237 GMT (1037 HKT) March 6, 2015

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Sculptures made in the DRC by the Institute of Human Activities are scanned, then 3D printed in chocolate and sold at art exhibitions in the West.
Photos: The plantation that grows art
Say it in chocolate – Sculptures made in the DRC by the Institute of Human Activities are scanned, then 3D printed in chocolate and sold at art exhibitions in the West.
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The Institute of Human Activities is an arts initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Plantation workers create self-portraits out of clay that are later sold in galleries in the Europe.
Photos: The plantation that grows art
The Congo's Williamsburg – The Institute of Human Activities is an arts initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Plantation workers create self-portraits out of clay that are later sold in galleries in the Europe.
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Creative director Renzo Martens was inspired by urban theorist Richard Florida (pictured on screen), who has written about art's positive affect in poor areas.
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Art for a better world – Creative director Renzo Martens was inspired by urban theorist Richard Florida (pictured on screen), who has written about art's positive affect in poor areas.
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The current location is a secret. Martens doesn't want participants to get in trouble with their employer.
Photos: The plantation that grows art
Secret location – The current location is a secret. Martens doesn't want participants to get in trouble with their employer.
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The original location for the Institute for Human Activities was on a former Unilever plantation. According to Martens, Unilever pays its workers around $240 annually. The multinational corporation also funds a successful art series at the Tate Modern in London.