Education:
- Lyceum, Paris, France
- Baccalaureat (Philosophy)
- Fotovakschool, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Exhibitions:
1984 - 1996 (a choice of solo and group exhibitions):
1984: Art Collective Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1985: Maison Descartes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1986: Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1987: Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1987: Studio Ethel, Paris, France
1988: Rochdale Art Gallery, London, Great Brittain
1989: Focus Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1991: Hilton Hotel, Yaounde, Cameroun, Africa
1991: University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
1991: African Museum, Berg en Dal, The Netherlands
1991: Kodak Diaframma, Milano, Italy
1992: Voller Ernst Gallery, Berlin, Germany
1992: Otto Richter Halle, Wurzburg, Germany
1992: Travelling exhibition, Ancona/Verona, Italy
1994: Centre Culturel Francais, Cameroun, Africa
1994: Biennal Venice, Italy
1994: Biennal Havanna, Cuba
1995: Biennal South-Africa, Johannesburg, Africa
1995: Indigo Galleries inc., Boca Raton, USA
1995: National Museum of Fine Art, Orlando Fl, USA
1996: Pulitzer Art Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996: "KIT", Tropen Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Publications/Television/Radio:
1986 - 1996: Publications in professional journals, news papers,
weekly and monthly magazines, etc. all over the world
1988 - 1996: Television and radiostations
in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and South-Africa
Other activities:
1990 - 1994: Several lectures for photo associations in The Netherlands
Message:
I was born in 1962 in Douala, Cameroun, Africa.
I moved to France at the age of ten
and grew up in the suburb of Paris till my twenty.
After achieving my baccalaureat,
I decided to leave for Amsterdam where I settled in 1982.
I confronted my very early love for photography
by taking a course at the Dutch School
for Professional photographers in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
The different cultural backgrounds into
which I grew up have considerably influenced my life and my vision.
I get my inspiration inside this cultural mix
mainly dominated by my African heritage.
My images essentially show people:
black, coloured and white in combination or inter action.
The woman is one of my predilection subject.
The erotic, mystic and esthetic themes continually recur in my work.
The theme of "contrast" is central in my work,
as a black woman living in a white world I get inspired to picture
the world in black & white.
Otherness, identity, duality, modernity,
tradition I use differences to harmonize them in the image.
From an idea I let the model grow up
towards a new world built of strong compositions, pride and awareness.
 Bambi:
Did you know that Angele also has a history of dance?
From 1989 till 1992 she worked for several dance productions,
mainly as a choreographer and director.
I sure would like to see her dance;
maybe I can do the cat-'an'-roll with her! |
