Barthélémy Toguo Quotes
born 1967 Cameroon
Barthélémy Toguo (born 1967) is a multidisciplinary Cameroonian artist.
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Beyond my physical energy the goal is to create an emotional relationship between the artist and the audience
Two cultures, one shared understanding: the earth is not an object—it is a living being
Africa needs friends who respect her in her exchanges and her dignity
As an immigrant, especially after the fall of the Berlin Wall, I have realized how deep is the desire to leave, to travel, and discover
Art is not a priority in a continent that’s already weakened
I want them to discover that Africa is not a single, homogeneous entity, but a constellation of peoples, languages, histories, wounds, and hopes
We are all in a permanent “transit” state
Perhaps the reason I continue to create is that I am still searching for that moment when the unknown emerges through the material and whispers to me: “Here—you are alive.”
I hope that politicians, collectors, artists and officials from all sides will rethink cultural and social policies
I come from a culture where the land is ever-present—in our stories, our food, and our everyday gestures
I am not trying to faithfully represent countries or continents; I am trying to give form to inner journeys
That overdose of information, scoops, scandals, disinformation naturally inspires me a lot
To live together is to form a bond that determines the uniqueness of man's social existence through culture, whose main expression is in the arts and sciences
Drawing is very important to me. It’s an intimate, sincere and fitting artistic practice through which you can’t lie or cheat. It’s also a child’s first words
I come from a place where Asia—and Japan in particular—once felt incredibly distant, almost mythical
Exile is a notion inherent to the human condition regardless of race and cultural provenance, and even more so in the last century since technology has made it easier
My body crossed borders, and I quickly realized that the simple act of travelling did not carry the same meaning for everyone
Whether through A Book is My Hope, the histories of Mali and the Bilongue people, or the Head Above Water series, the intention remains the same: to draw maps whose lines are not political borders, but human trajectories.
Sometimes, in the movement of my hand, I recognize an old emotion, a wound I had not yet fully processed