Serge Olivier Fokoua

Born in 1976 in Cameroon, Serge Olivier Fokoua lives and works in Gatineau, Québec. While creating works primarily in installation and performance art, he touches on all aspects of the visual arts. Strongly interested in experimental practices, he enjoys making site-specific creations that often implicate repurposed objects. He has participated in numerous exhibitions and artistic projects in Cameroon, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal, France, Germany, Poland, Japan, Finland, the USA, and Canada. In 2013, he received a grant for a residency at the Vermont Studio Center, USA. He is a co-founding member of the collective Les palettes du Kamer, and, since 2008, is the artistic director of the Rencontres d’Arts Visuels de Yaoundé: RAVY.