Known for his studio photos in which he dresses up in costumes of the 1970s to revisit the stereotypes of glamor magazines, Samuel Fosso is taking a step forward with his new series African Spirits.
He slips into the skin and costumes of the great figures in African history: Léopold Sedar Senghor, Hailé Sélassié, Patrice Lumumba, but also Angela Davis, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
With this series, the spotlight is no longer on Fosso himself, but on the history of his people, which he embodies through its icons. Through his embodyment of history, he arrives at a universal history.
Born in Cameroon in 1962, Fosso lives and works in Bangui in the Central African Republic.
Le Printemps de Septembre 2012
History is mine !
From September 28th to Octobre 21st, 2012
31000 Toulouse – France
