Shaping Douala into the vibrant and colorful metropolis that it is today, its evolving landscape is a major source of inspiration for Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, whose paintings form a constellation within a larger narrative based on the chaos of his hometown.

Shifting between taxi stands, newsagents, roadside markets and fleeting moments of calm, Ategwa’s scenes, distinctly rendered in a vibrant color palette, act as candid snapshots of everyday life where emerges a distilled sense of flow, rhythm, and peace from within the chaos of urbanity.

Ajarb Bernard Ategwa is represented by Jack Bell Gallery, UK