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Dignity in view – Photographs by Angèle Etoundi Essamba

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Artist: Angèle Etoundi Essamba 52 image collection

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Angèle Etoundi Essamba on her work:

"My photographic work begins with a way of seeing the other that is tender, dignified, and empowering."

A look that creates trust, liberates the body and uplifts the spirit.

I draw on my African heritage, a personal journey, my encounters with other cultures, and the pulse of the contemporary world. These influences shape a visual language based on exchange and experience.

My work focuses on the Black woman. She is a constant source of inspiration—a life-giver, a guardian of tradition, and a bearer of memory. The figure of the Black woman is explored in all her depth—gestures, silences, emotions, and power.

I portray women from everyday life: family and friends. Each of them carries her own light, her own truth within her.

My photographs break with stereotypes that have all too often reduced women to passivity, submission, or exoticism. Instead, they offer a bold counter-narrative—one that affirms pride, resilience, awareness, and strength. Photography becomes a space for redefinition, where Black women reclaim their image and rewrite their stories.

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Angèle Etoundi Essamba: Dignity in Focus

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Angèle Etoundi Essamba
Angèle Etoundi Essamba
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When Angèle Etoundi Essamba was born in Douala, Cameroon, in 1962, one of the least likely scenarios was that she would become one of the most important photographers in her country and on the African continent. Yet she overcame all obstacles and never lost faith in herself. Today, Angèle Etoundi Essamba is not only known and appreciated in Cameroon. The Museum of Modern Art in New York has acquired some of her work. In 2026, the Dutch Museum of Photography in Rotterdam will honor her with a retrospective. Although Angèle Etoundi Essamba attended the Dutch School of Professional Photography, she is self-taught in terms of her artistic development. She is a master of many styles. Some works are reminiscent of Man Ray or Robert Mapplethorpe, others are in the tradition of humanist photography and embody values ​​such as equality and equal rights, dignity, solidarity, and individuality. In other works, she employs a new and impressive form of photomontage to visualize content. “Angèle Etoundi Essamba breaks with stereotypical portrayals of Africa as a continent torn apart by famine, epidemics, and wars, and instead celebrates its cultural richness and diversity.” (1) Angèle Etoundi Essamba belongs to a new generation of African artists. They are proud of their cultural heritage and are transforming it into a modern form. We owe it to artists like her that we can finally leave behind our Eurocentric view of the African continent and see Africa, its culture, and its people as they truly are: strong, self-confident, creative, full of beauty and diversity, and incredibly enriching. (1) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angèle_Etoundi_Essamba https://www.essamba-art.com Vita: 1962 Born in Douala, Cameroon 1968 Moved to Paris, France for school Early 1980s Moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands Began her studies at the Nederlandse Fotovakschool (Dutch School of Professional Photography) in Amsterdam Since 1985 Working as a freelance artist Her work has been published in numerous publications, including: Everything is Connected (2015), Renaissance (2019), Daughters of Life (2018), Strength & Pride (2016), Invisible, African Women in Action (2015),Women of the Water (2013),Black & Red Beyond Color (2012),Desvelos (2011),Africa See You, See Me (2011),As It Is (2010),I-dentity - Eye-dentity (2010),Africa Rising (2010),Voiles & Dévoilements (2008),Dialogues (2006),La Métamorphose du Sublime (2003), Noirs (2001), Symboles (1999), Contrasts (1995), and Passion (1989). Solo exhibitions:2024• Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Roma (Italy)• BMO, Toronto (Canada)2023• Doyle Wham Gallery, London (UK)2022• Montague Contemporary, New York• National Fotomuseum, Rotterdam (The Netherlands)• Galerie Les Arts du Soleil, Geneva 2018• MB Hotel Ganvié, Ganvié (Benin)• Fondation Claudine TALON, Cotonou (Benin)• Museum Five Continents, Munich (Germany)2017• Musée de l'Eau, Pont en Royans (France)• ACP Culture, Brussels (Belgium)2016• Musée Théodore Monod, Dakar (Sénégal)2015• AUC-ECA- Conference Center, Addis -Ababa (Ethiopia)• Pavillon de l'Eau, Paris (France)• African Union, Addis -Ababa (Ethiopia) 2014• Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Paris(France)• Orangerie du Sénat, Paris ( France)• Institut Français, Cotonou (Bénin)• Africa Museum, Berg en Dal (The Netherlands)• Hotel Hilton Transcorp, Abuja (Nigeria)2013• Galeria Arte Contemporana Benasque, Huesca (Spain)• Art & Auctions, Essen (Germany) 2012• Li-Space gallery, Beijing (China)2011• La Ciudadela, Pamplona (Spain)• National Museum, Nairobi (Kenya)• Fototeca de Cuba, Havana( Cuba)• Hospitals, Würzburg (Germany)• Fundacio Caja Rural, Hueva (Spain)2010• Fundação Cultural Palmares, Brasilia DF ( Brasil)• Stopera Square, Amsterdam (The Netherlands) • Touring exhibition in Bogotá, Townhall Cali, Quibdo (Colombia)• Street exhibition from Guggenheim Museum until the Euskalduna Palace, Bilbao (Spain)• Street exhibition, La Feria de Valencia, Valencia (Spain)2009• TEA, Tenerife Esp. de las Artes, Tenerife (Spain)• Territorios Sevilla (Spain)• AFD ( Agence Française de Développement), Paris (France)2008• Musée dapper, Paris (France)• Photo España, Annta Gallery, Madrid (Spain)• Casa Africa, Las Palmas (Spain)• Center d'Art, Fond. Blachère, Apt (France)2007• Contemporary Art Museum, Puebla de Cazalla (Spain)• El Museo de la Universidad de Alicante (MUA), Alicante (Spain)• Kulturhuset, Stockholm (Sweden)• Circulos de Bellas Artes de Madrid, Madrid (Spain)• Sasol Art Museum, Stellenbosch (South Africa)2006• Galerie in Focus Fotografie, Cologne (Germany)• UNESCO, Paris (France)2005• Delta Lloyd, Mondriaan Toren, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)2004• Museet For Fotokunst, Odense (Denmark)• Galeria Safia, Barcelona (Spain)• Galeria Marktschlösschen, Halle (Germany)2003• Musée National du Cameroun, Yaounde (Cameroon)• Museum Schloss Moritzburg, Zeitz (Germany)• World Trade Center, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)2002• Goethe – Institute of Cameroon, Yaounde (Cameroon) 2001• Museum of Modern Art Arnhem (The Netherlands)• Doual'Art, Douala (Cameroon) 2000• Noorderlicht Fotografie, Leeuwarden (The Netherlands)1999• Van Reekum Museum, Apeldoorn (The Netherlands)• Institut Français, Cologne (Germany)1998• IFAL – Instituto Francés de America Latina, Mexico (Mexico)• Michaelis Collection, Cape Town (South Africa)1997• Indigo Galleries Inc., Boca Raton (USA)1996• Indigo Galleries INC., Boca Raton (USA)1995• Omni Gallery - Uniondale, New York (USA)1991• University of Bremen, Bremen (Germany)1990• Melkweg Photo Gallery, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)1989• Focus Gallery, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)1987• Studio Ethel, Paris (France)1985• Maison Descartes, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Vita
1982
born in Germany
2003
Diploma in Media Design
2006 – 2010
Journalistic and editorial work for TV channels including VIVA, Kika, RTL
2010
Career change to photography
2010 – 2012
Freelance photography work for the Berlin city magazine "Tipp"
2012 – to present
Freelance photographer / various commissioned work in the field of portraits and advertising photography
2022
Publication of Bullet Journals Artist Edition with EMF Publishing
2023 – so far
AI Artist
2023
first place in the AI ​​Picture Award with a free artistic AI work
June 2024
Exhibition of independent artistic works “Artist + Intelligence / Fabric Projects Gallery Los Angeles
June 2025
Exhibition of independent artistic works “AOON” at the Designforum Vienna

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