Born in 1951 in Bamendjou in Cameroon, Joseph Francis Sumégné is a self-taught visual artist famous for his monumental sculptures. The work of Joseph-Francis Sumégné is characterized by a fusion of different disciplines of plastic and applied art (sculpture, coloring, jewelry, basketry, weaving). His works are marked by the influences of traditional sculpture from his region of origin. The fusion of found objects linked by copper wire, and the stitches he invented, confronted him with the challenge of free volume. In 1996, with the support of the Doual’Art initiative, he created La Nouvelle Liberté, a 12-meter sculpture that became a landmark in the city of Douala. Sumégné participated in numerous international events including the Osaka Triennial (1998), the Arhnem Triennial (2008).