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" Fosso, (...) by merging a popular African representational scene and language, took the photographic discourse of African identity to a space that exceeded the borders of individualised memorial and commemoration, and into a significant socio-cultural, as well as political temporality. " (Okwui Enwezor)

Samuel Fosso (born 1962, Cameroon) opened his photographic studio in Bangui, Central African Republic, at the age of 13. During the day he ran a commercial studio, photographing the local residents, while at night he turned his studio into a theatrical set to create highly …