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Angèle Etoundi Essamba is a Cameroonian photographer living and working in Amsterdam. She is most famously known for her work in black and white, humanistic photography, that often focuses on the African woman as a subject matter. Essamba is one of the most acclaimed and accomplished African female photographers of her generation, who has had ...
In occasion of Dak’art 2006, seven artists (i.e. Ginette Daleu, Justine Gaga, Dunja Herzog, LucFosther Diop, Achilleka, Alioum Moussa, Goddy Leye) departed from Douala and reached Dakar using only public transportation. During the three-months journey, the artists visited galleries, artists and participated to workshops.
La Nouvelle Liberté is the most famous and emblematic artwork of Douala, which today has become a symbol of the city. Produced by Joseph-Francis Sumégné in 1996, the Nouvelle Liberté is a majestic 12 meters tall sculpture made of scrap metals, erected in the middle of the busiest roundabouts of Douala, the Rond Point Deido.
Borne Fontaine is a public artwork in Douala ( Cameroon. Its creation was commissioned by Doual'art, produced by Danièle Diwouta-Kotto, then offered to the Douala Municipality. It was inaugurated in 2003 during the SUD - Salon Urbain de Douala 2007. It is an artwork of 3 by 4 meters, with a height of 6 meters.
doual'art was registered as a non profit organization in 1992 and it was established by Marilyn Douala Bell and Didier Schaub. In 1995 they created Espace doual'art, an exhibition space and gallery in the neighbourhood of Bonanjo in Douala. In 1996 they produced La Nouvelle Liberté by Joseph-Francis Sumégné, considered a landmark in Douala.
Globe-Trotters is an installation made of yellow painted iron rebars that graphically represent two travellers. [1] Public artwork produced by doual'art and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner). Les Globe-Trotters is an installation offered by the artist Philippine Barbou to doual'art.
Face à l’eau is a public artwork made by the artist Salifou Lindou between 2008 and 2010. It is made of five panels, each 3.70 metres (12.1 ft) high, in wood, metal, and colored plastic sheets on the banks of the river Wouri in Bonamouti, Douala, Cameroon .
La Colonne Pascale is a simple and uncluttered dynamic line rising in the sky, located in the heart of a roundabout in the extremely lively quarter New Bell of Douala. It is 12 meters (39 ft) high and constituted of a pile of 76 marmites and 38 lids. The intention of the artist was to pay homage to African women giving value to the culinary ...