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London 2015

  • 1-54 Forum 2015
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Yo-Yo Gonthier

Born in 1974 in Niamey, Niger. Lives and works in Paris, France.

Yo-Yo Gonthier, 'Nous souffrons de cette capture désirée', Le nuage qui parlait series, 2013, Gelatin silver print, edition of 5, 100 x 100 cm, Courtesy of Galerie Cécile Fakhoury 

Yo-Yo Gonthier strives to question the symptomatic erasure of memory in Western cultures; where speed, progress, and technological mnemonics are often valued above all else. Alongside this, the remnants of France’s colonial past is another theme frequently explored in Gonthier’s work, as explored through his project Outre-Mer (overseas), nominated for the Prix Kodak de la Critique in 2005.

Gonthier participated in Bamako Encounters, the African Biennale of Photography in Bamako, Mali, in 2005 and 2009. Since 2011, he has worked on a series of large-scale projects for the public sphere, often incorporating audience participation. Between 2011 and 2013, with the help of 200 volunteers, Gonthier constructed an eight-metre long flying structure, entitled le nuage qui parlait (the cloud that spoke) in Saint-Denis in Île-de-France, France. Filled with helium it was free to drift through Saint-Denis, designed to ‘absorb’ the thoughts of the city’s inhabitants, recording musings throughout its passage.

Selected Artists

Johnson Zuze

Maludi, Houston

Gakunga, Naomi Wanjiku

James Muriuki

Joseph Moise Agbodjelou

Ba, Omar

Demola Ogunajo

Katembo, Kiripi

Artists 2015

  • A

    • Aboudia
    • Adalberto Ferreira (Toy Boy)
    • Adam Madebe
    • Agbodjelou, Leonce Raphael
    • Andrianomearisoa, Joël
    • Anthony Lane
    • Apenouvon, Clay
    • Arlene Wandera
    • Ataa Oko
  • B

    • Ba, Omar
    • Bandoma, Steve
    • Barthélemy Toguo
    • Ben Khelil, Yesmine
    • Ben Rejeb, Lina
    • Benbouchta, Amina
    • Berhanu, Merikokeb
    • Bobson Sukhdeo Mohanlall
    • Bondo, Vitshois Mwilambwe
    • Bouabdellah, Zoulikha
    • Bouderbala, Meriem
    • Boutté, Nathalie
    • Bright Ugochukwu Eke
    • Bruce Clarke
  • C

    • Chamekh, Nidhal
    • Chihota, Virginia
  • D

    • Daniel Blom
    • Deborah Bell
    • Demola Ogunajo
    • Dicko, Saidou
    • Diop, Omar Victor
    • Douglas Camp, Sokari
    • Dükü, Ernest
    • Durant Basi Sihlali
  • E

    • Edson Chagas
    • EL Loko
    • Emma Amos
    • Eric Pina
    • Eyongakpa, Em’Kal
  • F

    • Francisco Van-Dùnem (Van)
    • Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny
    • François-Xavier Gbré
  • G

    • Gaba, Meschac
    • Gakunga, Naomi Wanjiku
    • Gasteli, Jellel
    • Glover, Ablade
    • Guerresi, Maïmouna
  • H

    • Hajjaj, Hassan
    • Hassan Musa
    • Hazoumè, Romuald
    • Hennie Niemann Jnr
    • Hervé Yamguen
    • Hervé Youmbi
  • I

    • Ibrahim Mahama
    • Ingrid Mwangi
  • J

    • Jackson, Ayana V.
    • James Muriuki
    • Jasse, Délio
    • Jebila Okongwu
    • Jim Chuchu
    • Joana Taya
    • Johannes Phokela
    • John Liebenberg
    • Johnson Zuze
    • Joseph Moise Agbodjelou
  • K

    • Kamuanga Ilunga, Eddy
    • Kamwathi, Peterson
    • Kapwani Kiwanga
    • Karo Akpokiere
    • Katembo, Kiripi
    • Kimathi Donkor
    • Klos, Yashua
    • Koko Robert Bi, Jems
    • Konaté, Abdoulaye
    • Kossentini, Nicène
  • L

    • Lemaoana, Lawrence
    • Leon Krige
    • Leuba, Namsa
    • Lindou, Salifou
    • Lo, Ndary
    • Lyndi Sales
  • M

    • Mabunda, Gonçalo
    • Macilau, Mario
    • Maiga, Hamidou
    • Makamo, Nelson
    • Malek Gnaoui
    • Malick Sidibé
    • Maludi, Houston
    • Mapondera, Wallen
    • Mary Evans
    • Masimba Hwati
    • Mehdi Melhaoui
    • Michéa, Vincent
    • Mika, JP
    • Mimi Cherono Ng’ok
    • Miriam Syowia Kyambi
    • Mohamed Camara
    • Monsengo Shula
    • Monteiro, Fabrice
    • Moschetti, Jean-Claude
    • Mudariki, Richard
    • Myriam Mihindou
  • N

    • Ndiaye, Cheikh
    • Ndidi Emefiele
    • Nzebo, Boris
  • O

    • Okore, Nnenna
    • Olu Amoda
    • Onditi, Paul
    • Option Nyahunzvi
    • Otobong Nkanga
    • Ové, Zak
  • P

    • Paa Joe and Jacob Tetteh-Ashong
    • Paulo Kapela
    • Phillemon Hlungwani
    • Pinto, Mauro
    • Platter, Cameron
  • R

    • ruby onyinyechi amanze
    • Ruga, Athi-Patra
  • S

    • Samba, Chéri
    • Sammy Baloji
    • Sanogo, Amadou
    • Selmani, Massinissa
    • Shomali, Kura
    • Siaka Traoré Soppo
    • Simone Leigh
    • Sinzogan, Julien
    • Sonia Boyce
    • Soudan, Gor
    • Stanley, Ransome
  • T

    • Tugbiyele, Adejoke
  • V

    • Vidal, Francisco
  • W

    • Wanjiku, Beatrice
    • William Adjété Wilson
  • Y

    • Yassine Khaled
    • Yo-Yo Gonthier
    • Youssef Ouchra
  • Z

    • Zahrin Kahlo
    • Zangewa, Billie
    • Zinkpè, Dominique

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