YaPhoto@Arakawa Africa was a 3-day event held at OGU MAG gallery in Tokyo from 10 to 12 August 2017 featuring a Cameroonian photography exhibition and a screening of African and Diaspora video art.
This project was organised by Arakawa Africa, OGU MAG and YaPhoto – Yaounde Photo Network in collaboration with Making Histories Visible (University of Central Lancashire).
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Romuald Dikoume, untitled, 2017. Image: Narito Fukushima.
Romuald Dikoume, untitled, 2017. Image: YaPhoto.
Left: work by Romuald Dikoume. Right work by Max Mbakop. Image: YaPhoto.
Max Mbakop, from the BMX series, 2016. Image: YaPhoto.
Left: two local artists visiting YaPhoto@Arakawa Africa exhibition. Image: YaPhoto.
Blaise Djilo, Feou Kake series, 2012-16. Image: YaPhoto.
Left: work by Blaise Djilo. Right: work by Yvon Ngassam. Image: YaPhoto.
Gallery owner Hideko Saito photographing Yvon Ngassam’s work after exhibition hanging. Image: YaPhoto.
Yvon Ngassam, Bandjoun series, 2017. Image: YaPhoto.
Visitor with gallery collaborator Hiroko Kemmochi. Image: YaPhoto.
Setting up Steve Mvondo’s work. Image: YaPhoto.
Steve Mvondo, Crown of Beauty, 2016. Image: Hideo Miura.
Lights off as last visitors leave on opening evening. Image: Narito Fukushima.
Before Christine Eyene’s conversation with Moto Yukinushi. Image: Arakawa Africa.
Visitors arriving to OGU MAG Gallery. Image: Arakawa Africa.
Visitors during curator’s talk. Image: Arakawa Africa.
Visitors during curator’s talk. Image: Arakawa Africa.
Christine Eyene introducing YaPhoto and Digital Africa. Image: Takako Yamoto.
Still from Emo de Medeiros, Kaleta/Kaleta, 2016, presented as part of Digital Africa (Tokyo).
Still from Megan-Leigh Heilig, Everything Will Be Alright, 2017, presented as part of Digital Africa (Tokyo).
Still from Ruy César Campos, Entangled Landing Points, 2017, presented as part of Digital Africa (Tokyo).
Still from Lemia Monet Bodden, Glance, 2014, presented as part of Digital Africa (Tokyo).
Lebohang Kganye, from the series Reconstruction of a Family, 2017. Copyright Lebohang Kganye, Courtesy AFRONOVA GALLERY. Presented as part of Digital Africa (Tokyo).
Edem Dotse and SUTRA, still from Waves/The Water, 2017. Courtesy the artists.
In the press
Tokyo Art Beat http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2017/BE47
Tabatime, 27/07/2017 www.tabatime.net/arakawaafricayaphoto
Art Radar, 09/08/2017 http://artradarjournal.com/2017/08/09/preview-cameroonian-photographers-at-yaphotoarakawa-africa-tokyo/
Metropolis, 10/08/2017 https://metropolisjapan.com/visualising-africa-arakawa-ward/