Samuel Fosso

Samuel Fosso (born 17 July 1962) is a Cameroonian-born Nigerian photographer. Born in Kumba, Cameroon, to Nigerian parents, he spent part of his childhood in Nigeria before moving to Bangui, Central African Republic, during the Nigerian Civil War. At thirteen, he began working in a photographic studio and subsequently established his own studio. Fosso became internationally known for his self-portraits, in which he adopts different characters, identities and historical figures. Quotes My dream is to bring my work and archive back to Nigeria and give it to a museum in Ebonyi State, where my family comes from. My choice to become a photographer has been a positive contribution. Enwezor Okwui The Moment When Samuel Fosso Knew He Was an Artist Aperture 13 August 2020 https://aperture.org/interviews/samuel-fosso-okwui-enwezor-interview/ Then I saw the possibilities. It began as a way of seeing myself grow up, and slowly it became a personal history – as well as art, I suppose. I am all the African chiefs who have sold their continent to the white men. It’s about the history of the white man and the black man in Africa. You must be patient, very patient. Create for yourself, and pay no attention to what other people are doing. Henley Jon Photographer Samuel Fosso's best shot The Guardian 19 June 2011 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/19/photographer-samuel-fosso-best-shot I put on his clothes, and I enter his soul. Samuel Fosso Biography Bates College Museum of Art https://www.bates.edu/museum/exhibitions/samuel-fosso-biography/ External links Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Photographers from Cameroon