Hervé Yamguen
The sculptures of Cameroonian artist Hervé Yamguen embody metamorphosis. First, by remodeling materials, bending bronze into distinctive three-dimensional creations, and second, by exploring the realm of human and non-human varieties in his works. A number of sculptures from his collection “Nous sommes nature” (“We’re nature”) are whimsical and unusual on the identical time. In a single, a small framed physique, presumably of a boy, rests on the bottom. From it grows and emerges bird-like animals, figureheads and vegetation. One other spiral-shaped sculpture emulates a Tower of Babel with vines coiling throughout. Right here additionally, mask-like heads poke by means of, suggesting the presence of spirits and the intertwined nature of being.
