Ginette Daleu (born 23 September 1977; died 9 November 2018) was an artist from

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

Biography

Ginette Flore Daleu was born in 1977 at Metet in Cameroon. She was a degree from the Institut de Formation Artistique in

Mbalmayo Mbalmayo is a town in Cameroon's Centre Region. The town had 60,091 inhabitants in 2012. It is the capital of the Nyong-et-So'o Division It is located at the banks of the Nyong river between Ebolowa and Yaoundé. It is an agricultural centre ...

and graduated in 2000. She also attended the

Libera Accademia di Belle Arti Libera Accademia di Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts), or ''LABA'' in short, is a Fine Arts University in Italy, with main campus in Brescia and branch campuses in Florence, Rimini and Torbole sul Garda. LABA offers undergraduate and postgrad ...

in Brescia in Italy. Daleu had created art from a young age and knew she wanted to be an artist, against the wishes of her family. Daleu died at her home in Senegal on 9 November 2018, following an illness.

Career

In 2006 Daleu was part of a collective of artists who travelled from Douala to Dak'art, exploring how to revitalise art education in Cameroon along the way. This project was called ''Exit Tour'' and the group travelled overland, meeting people and working with artists and students along the way. This trip came out of work at

ArtBakery ArtBakery is an art centre based in the village of Bonendale a few kilometers from Douala and founded by Goddy Leye. The centre offers trainings for emerging artists (Master Class), journalists (Art Daily) and residency programs for young artist ...

, an organisation to encourage artists in Cameroon. Working with and within communities became an important part of Daleu's practice. For Daleu, involvement with ArtBakery changed her practice from working on decorative art to exploring the aesthetics of imperfect places like Bessengué City. Sometimes her work was drawn directly to the walls of the spaces she was exploring. This led to collage and photography becoming hallmarks of Daleu's artistic practice. A residency at the

Rijksakademie The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school support ...

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produced work with attempted to "unpeel the skin of things". Her work has been exhibited in Germany, in Switzerland, and in Italy. The World Bank sponsored an exhibition of work by Cameroonian artists in 2014, and Daleu was one of those featured. She produced a new series entitled Architextures et Les introuvables. The work "Les introuvables" is a series of 8 photos printed on canvas that has been exhibited during the forth edition of

SUD Salon Urbain de Douala The SUD Salon Urbain de Douala (meaning South - Urban Festival of Douala) is a triennial festival of public art and contemporary art organised in Douala, Cameroon. The festival had its first edition in 2007 and it is promoted by the art centre a ...

in 2017. In 2018 Daleu was one of the artists commissioned by

Videoart at Midnight Videoart at Midnight is an international forum fostering contemporary art, in particular film, new media art and video art. In a monthly program international artists are invited to show their work in the big cinema hall of the Kino Babylon in th ...

festival of video art in Berlin. The artist Antje Majewski collaborated with Daleu on a new installation called ''Le Trône'', where video and painting explore German colonial legacies in the Cameroon. She also exhibited at Dak'art in 2018.

Gallery

File:Ginette Daleu exhibition off SUD 2013 02.JPG, Daleu's 2013 Exhibition File:Ginette Daleu exhibition off SUD 2013 05.JPG, 2013 Exhibition File:Ginette Daleu exhibition off SUD 2013 01.JPG, 2013 Exhibition File:Ginette Daleu exhibition off SUD 2013 03.JPG, Daleu, 2013 File:Bessengue City Douala 08.JPG, Bessengue City File:Scénographies Urbaines Douala 2002-2003 08.JPG, Urban Scenes, Douala

References

External links

Ginette Daleu: Vimeo
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