JUSTIN EBANDA

Justin Ebanda's work addresses the issue of commemoration, which he sees as a form of deconstruction, a form of reconstruction of an identity, but also as a form of decolonisation. 

 His artistic approach draws its originality from the questioning of collective memory, following the example of Georges Didi-Huberman, Bruce Clarke or Sammy Baloji.

By inviting young people to travel to the past, in search of lost time, Justin gives them the opportunity to dream.

 "My artistic approach questions the collective amnesia of the history of world leaders in general and Africa in particular. (...) My works are fictional narratives that question the methods and means of transmitting collective memory, as well as the valorization and popularization of the original African cultural heritage. "

ANGÈLE ETOUNDI ESSAMBA

In her new series « Renaissance » that resulted in a photographic book of the same title, she presents a strong and genuine statement of eternal femininity.

She says : « I am fascinated by pleated, collars and lace in all their variety, because of their powerful visual imagery and their aesthetic appeal. These are symbols of dress with strong connotation, which represent a return to a certain nobility, elegance and extravagance, femininity, grace and radiance. I wanted to reinterpret and relay these symbols in a new context and reveal an African nobility that people tend to forget about ».