YaPhoto 2017: Picturing the Present consisted of a series of events taking place in Yaounde (Cameroon) from 27 November to 2 December 2017. The programme included a photography exhibition, video art screenings, portfolio reviews, and a panel discussion on the state of Cameroonian photography today. Conceived as an ‘expo-lab’ and creative hub installed at OTHNI – a Yaounde-based multidisciplinary art space – this edition concluded the pilot phase of the Cameroonian photography platform.
Exhibition, 27 November – 2 December 2017, OTHNI
Romuald Dikoumé, Blaise Djilo, Anne Fontaine, Wilfried Nakeu, Yvon Ngassam et Sarah Tchouatcha.
Video art screenings
Wednesday 29 November 2017, 5.00 – 6.30 pm, OTHNI
Thursday 30 November 2017, 6.00-8.00 pm, Musée la Blackitude
Mounir Allaoui, Shiraz Bayjoo, Ruy Cézar Campos, Rehema Chachage, Tamara Dawit, Edem Dotse & SUTRA, Cecilia Ferreira, Megan-Leigh Heilig, Onyeka Igwe, Mouna Jemal Siala, Emo de Medeiros, Tiécoura N’daou, Danielle WaKyengo O’Neill, Yvon Ngassam, Jean-Baptiste Nyabyenda, Saïd Raïs and Breeze Yoko.
– Panel discussion on Cameroonian photography
Tursday 30 Novembre 2017, 10h-12h, OTHNI
Participants, Christine Eyene, Madeleine Mbida, Rodrigue Mbock, Yvon Ngassam et Parfait Tabapsi.
Find out more and visit photo gallery here: https://yaphoto.co/home/editions/ed2017/
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