Roland Gunst, a.k.a. John K Cobra, (*1977) is a visual artist, cineast and musician of Belgian-Congolese (D.R.C.) origin, living in Flanders (the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium) and South Africa. From an autobiographical perspective he experiments with the potential of the hybrid identity and Afro-European narratives, deeply inspired by the concept of Afropeanism, in response to conflicts and tensions between black Africa and the white West. Afropeanism is an attitude that values hybridity, intercultural encounters, multilingualism and transnationality. It views these issues through the prism of the history of Afro-European relations since the birth of men in Africa and their migration across the world. Gunst researches similarities in concepts & forms developed in Europa and Africa and uses these similarities to create spaces of correlation where European and African cultural traditions merge. He creates disruptive hybrid concepts and forms to reflect on the boundaries that define identity, cultures, human condition and history. His previous works include the lecture opera performance Flandria, staged in 2019 in major performing-arts venues in Belgium, the lecture performances The Reign of Afropeanism 1.0 and 2.0, Veller and the feature documentary Colour Bar. He works now on Tropical Bungalow (film), a reconstruction of colonial history as a repetitive ritual performance, and Sacred Clowns (films, installations & performances), a research on fluid identities through the character of sacred clowns/jesters.