The SUD Salon Urbain de Douala (meaning South - Urban Festival of Douala) is a triennial

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and

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organised in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Ai ...

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. The festival had its first edition in 2007 and it is promoted by the art centre and cultural organisation

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History

The SUD Salon Urbain de Douala was announced during the ''Ars&Urbis International Symposium'' organised in

in 2005 by

; the Ars&Urbis focussed on the relationship between art and urban transformations and it was created as a preparatory research gathering for the SUD. At the end of 2005 is established in

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the iStrike Foundation (officially registered in 2006), which will contribute to the start-up of the SUD and its first edition as a European office of doual'art. doual'art and iStrike Foundation organize together in 2007 the ''Ars&Urbis International Workshop'', an event to produce and collect documentation about

and its cultural scene, which will be published in the book ''Douala in Translation. A View of the City and its Creative Transformative Potentials''. The first edition of the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala takes place as planned in December 2007 with the support among others of Arts Collaboratory,

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and the

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. In 2008 the theme of ''water'' is chosen for the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010. Meanwhile, a series of projects are developed within the frame of ''Liquid Projects''. In 2009 takes place the ''Ars&Urbis Curatorial Meeting'', at the end of which Simon Njami is announced as new artistic director of the SUD 2010. In December 2010 the second edition of the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala took place in

Organisation

The SUD Salon Urbain de Douala is structured into a triennial programme which produced site-specific ephemeral and permanent artworks located in different districts and neighborhoods of the city of

. The programme involves all the activities of doual'art and it includes a programme of

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, exhibitions, the recurrent event ''Ars&Urbis'', a meeting and think tank around the relationship between art and urban transformations and of course the triennial festival meant to give visibility to the public art produced and involve a wider public.

Ars&Urbis

* ''Ars&Urbis International Symposium'', organised in 2005. The symposium is the first gathering devoted to research and critical thinking around the relationship between art and urban transformations. It involves Remy Bazenguissa-Ganga, Hervé Béchy,

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, Danièle Diwouta-Kotto,

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Goddy Leye Goddy Leye (24 November 1965 in Mbouda, Cameroon – 19 February 2011 in Bonendale, Cameroon) was a Cameroonian artist and intellectual. His work is focused on videos, installations, conceptual art and theoretical contributions. He is the f ...

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, Oumar Sall, Abdoumaliq Simone,

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, William Wells,

Sue Williamson Sue Williamson (born 1941) is an artist and writer based in Cape Town, South Africa. Life Sue Williamson was born in Lichfield, England in 1941. In 1948 she immigrated with her family to South Africa. Between 1963 and 1965 she studied at t ...

and Águida Zanol. * * ''Ars&Urbis International Workshop'', organized in 2007. The workshop focuses on producing and collecting documentation and interpretations of the city of

. It involves artists, intellectuals, journalists and researchers:

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, Lucia Babina, Edgar Cleijne,

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, Dodji Efoui, Jacques Epangue, Emiliano Gandolfi,

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, AchilleKà, Abdellah Karroum, Aser Kash, Joë Kessy, Koko Komégné,

, Salifou Lindou, Lionel Manga, Aretha Louise Mbango, Same Mbongo,

Alioum Moussa Alioum Moussa, born in 1977 in Maroua (Cameroon), is a graphic designer and illustrator by training. He lives and works in Yaoundé (Cameroon). Biography A self-taught visual artist, Alioum Moussa expresses himself through several media: primaril ...

, Zayd Minty, Cheuping Njoya, Giulia Paoletti,

, Joseph Francis Sumégné,

Kamiel Verschuren Kamiel Verschuren (born 27 September 1968 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch conceptual interdisciplinary visual artist, living and working in Rotterdam.

, Alexander Vollebregt, Jules Wokam,

Hervé Yamguen Hervé Yamguen (born 1971 in Douala) is a Cameroonian painter and sculptor. A self-taught artist, he launched himself in painting, sculpture and he discovered a passion for the writing which enables him to wonder about its daily live. He curren ...

and

Hervé Youmbi Hervé Gabriel Ngamago Youmbi, born in Bangui, Central African Republic on March 25, 1973, is a Cameroonian artist who lives and works in Douala. He is a founding member of the Cercle Kapsiki, a collective of five Cameroonian artists, founded in ...

. * * ''Ars&Urbis Curatorial Meeting'', organized in 2009. The meeting is structured in a series of conferences, discussions and visits to the different neighborhoods of the city of

. It involves Martin Barlow, Adeline Chapelle,

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, Michèle Ebongue, Martin Fouda, Eungie Joo,

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, Mauro Alessandro Lugaresi, Lionel Manga, Benoît Mangin, Danièle Moudeke, Simon Njami,

, Olivier Priso,

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, Didier Schaub, Paulin Tchuenbou and Jean Yango. * * ''Ars&Urbis Meeting'', organized in 2011

SUD2007 - Salon Urbain de Douala, first edition 2007

The first edition of the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala took place in Douala between 9 and 16 December 2007, and it is promoted by

in collaboration with the iStrike Foundation. The festival produces performances, installations and permanent artworks. The performances are * ''Bend Skins'' by

and Lionel Manga * ''Le Zebu de Douala'' di

Lucas Grandin Lucas Grandin (born 1976 in Le Mans, France) is an artist, curator, teacher, and active initiator of various projects. Lucas Grandin has developed an approach combining sound, video, light, low-tech with a particular focus on the urban planning ...

* ''Fantasia Urbaine'' by

Pascale Marthine Tayou Pascale Marthine Tayou (born 1967) is a Cameroonian artist born in Yaounde, Cameroon in 1967. He began his career as an artist in the 1990s, and has carried out exhibitions in Cameroon, Germany, France, and Belgium, among others. His work co ...

* ''Ring'' by Collectif Autodafé The public art temporary installations are * ''Black Bodies Swinging'' by Michèle Magema * ''Les Néons d'Amour'' by

* ''Les 9 notables'' by Joseph Francis Sumégné The permanent public art produced are * ''L'Arbre à Palabres'' by Frédéric Keiff * ''Sud-Obélisk'' by Faouzi Laatiris * ''Paï'' by Baby Kouo Eyango * ''La Nouvelle Liberté'' (completamento dell'opera) di Joseph Francis Sumégné * '' Nje Mo Ye'' by Koko Komégné

Conferences and Documentation

The documentation of the event is prepared during the ''Ars&Urbis International Workshop'' and it is published in the book ''Douala in Translation'' presented at the opening of the festival. The first edition of the SUD 2007 is presented in the website of the

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people in an interview to

SUD2010 - Salon Urbain de Douala, second edition 2010

The second edition of the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala took place in Douala between 4 and 11 December 2010, and was sponsored by

in collaboration with ICU art projects. The festival produced performances, installations and permanent artworks.

SUD2013 - Salon Urbain de Douala, 3rd edition 2013

The 3rd edition from 3 to 10 December 2013, SUD2013, entitled "Douala metamorphoses", encouraged artists to transform the collective space, to work on the physical evolution of the common shared city sites and to liberate and create poles of encounters.

SUD2017 - Salon Urbain de Douala, 4th edition 2017

The theme of the 4th edition of the SUD2017 is "The human dimension" and will take place from 5 to 10 December 2017. In a context of strong dehumanization and disempowerment of youth and adults, doual'art hopes by this 4th edition to mark the city with artworks which interpret the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights and to start a dialog that helps to share ideas on a better way of living together.

References

External links

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Website of the Festival SUD Salon Urbain de Douala

Website of the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010

All About SUD 2010
A blog by doual'art and ICU art projects.
Website of doual'art

Facebook page of doual'art
Public art in Douala Culture in Douala