“I find it impossible not to react to the hideous spectacle of present-day society, in which relationships between men and women often seem encumbered by violence. I’m inspired by all of this raw material to express my own, often very lively, poetic world-view”

Herve Yamguen (born 1971 in Douala) is a Cameroonian painter and sculptor. Autodidact, he launched himself in painting, sculpture and he discovered a passion for the writing which enables him to wonder about its daily life. He currently works on plays.

He grew in Douala where he lives and works in one of the most popular districts of the city, New Bell. It is this environment which nourishes the imaginary of Hervé whose plastic work turns around the face, the body and the place of it in the world.