Young artists resurrect the German colonial era in Bayangam 🎨🇩🇪 – 2024-05-12 19:04:45

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2024-05-12 19:04:45

In an unprecedented creative surge, students from high schools in Cameroon: The Fascinating myth of the two-headed serpent, symbol of Bamoun power
– 2024-04-14 04:18:47″>Bayangam, Koung-Khi, created a striking mural depicting the German period in Cameroon. A bold initiative that revives history and arouses admiration.

A fascinating dive into the colonial past 🌍📜

These 16 paintings, unveiled on May 8, 2024 at the Bayangam superior chiefdom, offer a captivating immersion in a pivotal era in Cameroonian history. The result of an innovative partnership between GIZ, Doual’art and Esperanza Cade, the Kamerounstadt project transcends the boundaries of art and memory.

When young people take ownership of their history 💪🔍

At the heart of this adventure, passionate and talented high school students. Like Carole Daïna Magnivou, second grade student, who chose to represent the war through a proudly raised Cameroonian flag. A powerful metaphor for resistance to the German invader, beautifully rendered by his brushwork.

Art, a vector of emancipation and resilience 🎭🌈

For Jean-Jacques Kanté, visual artist mentor of these young prodigies, this experience is much more than a simple artistic initiation. It is a true awakening to autonomy and self-expression. A life lesson that could inspire vocations and shape the artists of tomorrow.

The Bayangam chiefdom, guardian of memory 👑🏰

By hosting this unique exhibition, the Bayangam chiefdom, embodied by His Majesty Georges Désiré Pouokam II, positions itself as guarantor of cultural heritage. A crucial role at a time when oral transmission is struggling to captivate new generations. These murals thus become real links between past and present.

This bold initiative, welcomed by 237online.com, opens a royal road towards a reappropriation of history by Cameroonian youth. An inspiring way to reconnect with your roots while cultivating your creative potential. Let us hope that this spark lit in Bayangam spreads throughout the country, so that art becomes synonymous with emancipation everywhere.

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