Born in 1967 in Mbalmayo, Cameroon
Lives and works between Paris and Bandjoun Station
Barthélemy Toguo, an internationally acclaimed artist from Cameroon, works across mediums to develop a poetic visual language inspired by travel and human encounters. His practice is often autobiographical, addressing urgent themes such as exile, migration, colonial legacies, racism, disease, and religion. Toguo's art stages a dialogue between his African origins and Western realities, confronting histories of tragedy while affirming the fragility and resilience of life.
In 2017, he created Célébrations, a monumental ceramic fresco for the Château Rouge metro station in Paris, a neighborhood renowned for its rich cultural diversity. Earlier, in 1999, Toguo founded Bandjoun Station in Cameroon, a unique space that is both an artist residency and a social-economic project, designed to cultivate contemporary creativity while supporting local practices. The initiative embodies his vision of a diasporic Africa that is innovative, interconnected, and forward-looking.
making of Take a Green Breath, 2017 - Barthélémy TOGUO
7 colors lithographic print on Arches paper
Édition à 35 exemplaires
62.99 x 47.24 in (160 x 120 cm)
Réalisée à l'atelier Stéphane Guilbaud, La Force
Signed and numbered by the artist
Two colors lithographic print on Arches paper
Édition à 50 exemplaires
33.46 x 27.56 in (85 x 70 cm)
Réalisée à l'atelier Stéphane Guilbaud, La Force
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist
three colors lithographic print on Arches paper
Édition à 50 exemplaires
27.56 x 33.46 in (70 x 85 cm)
Réalisée à l'atelier Stéphane Guilbaud, La Force
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist
Three colors lithographic print on Arches paper
Édition à 50 exemplaires
27.56 x 33.46 in (70 x 85 cm)
Réalisée à l'atelier Stéphane Guilbaud, La Force
Signed, numbered and dated by the artist
Barthélémy TOGUO Take a Green Breath, 2017
3 colors lithographic print on Arches paperÉdition à 35 exemplaires
47.24 x 62.99 in (120 x 160 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered by the artist
Réalisée à l'atelier Stéphane Guilbaud, La Force