Kameni Michel - l'invitation
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Vintage print by Michel Kameni.
Unique copy. Printed in 1970
Studio Kameni, Yaoundé
Silver-gelatin print measuring 17.5 x 12.5 cm
Michel Kameni (1936–2020), nicknamed “Papami”, was a Cameroonian photographer. His work explores the evolution of a postcolonial Yaoundé by portraying its inhabitants with remarkable kindness and passion. These images are more than just a document; they are also an intimate study of the relationship between the photographer and his subject.
In September 1963, he opened a photo studio in the Briqueterie district of Yaoundé, where the whole of Cameroonian society passed before his lens, from all social circles and different cultural backgrounds, Christians and Muslims, urban socialites to provincial farmers, all traveling through this great city.
His work has been exhibited worldwide and published.
Brooklyn Museum / Africa Fashion - June 2023 / October 2023
Art Gallery of Ontario / You look beautiful like that - Dec 2022 / June 2023
Victoria & Albert Museum London / Africa Fashion - May 2022 / April 2023
Royal Ontario Museum / Breaking The Frame - August 2021 / January 2022
Musée National de Yaoundé - March/May 2020
African Studies Gallery - January/June 2020
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London 2019 - October 2019
Vintage print by Michel Kameni.
Unique copy. Printed in 1970
Studio Kameni, Yaoundé
Silver-gelatin print measuring 17.5 x 12.5 cm
Michel Kameni (1936–2020), nicknamed “Papami”, was a Cameroonian photographer. His work explores the evolution of a postcolonial Yaoundé by portraying its inhabitants with remarkable kindness and passion. These images are more than just a document; they are also an intimate study of the relationship between the photographer and his subject.
In September 1963, he opened a photo studio in the Briqueterie district of Yaoundé, where the whole of Cameroonian society passed before his lens, from all social circles and different cultural backgrounds, Christians and Muslims, urban socialites to provincial farmers, all traveling through this great city.
His work has been exhibited worldwide and published.
Brooklyn Museum / Africa Fashion - June 2023 / October 2023
Art Gallery of Ontario / You look beautiful like that - Dec 2022 / June 2023
Victoria & Albert Museum London / Africa Fashion - May 2022 / April 2023
Royal Ontario Museum / Breaking The Frame - August 2021 / January 2022
Musée National de Yaoundé - March/May 2020
African Studies Gallery - January/June 2020
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London 2019 - October 2019
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Artist
Kameni Michel
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Owner or reseller
Title of artwork
l'invitation
Condition
Extremely fine
Technique
Gelatin-silver print
Height
12.5 cm
Edition
1/1
Width
9 cm
Signature
Stamped
Genre
Portrait
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