List of public art in Douala

Public art in Douala.

This is a list of public art in Douala, within the city and its adjacent municipalities, including statues, sculptures, murals and other significant artworks located outside in public view.

Sites

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	La passerelle	Bessengue Akwa 4°03′19″N 9°42′26″E / 4.05532°N 9.707129°E	2005	Alioum Moussa	Permanent public art and infrastructure	Wood and iron		A permanent bridge designed as a development/architectural project	Sponsored by doual'art[1] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner). Development Community of Bessengué (administrator)	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007.
	La Borne Fontaine	Bessengue Akwa 4°03′17″N 9°42′26″E / 4.054601°N 9.707102°E	2003	Danièle Diwouta Kotto	Public art and infrastructure			A permanent fountain designed as a development/architectural project	Sponsored by doual'art[2] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner). Development Community of Bessengué (administrator)	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007.
	Corps d'eau	Cité Sic 4°02′56″N 9°44′09″E / 4.048822°N 9.735882°E	2010	Aser Kash	Permanent sculpture			Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala and produced within the Liquid Projects.[3]	Sponsored by Doual'art[4] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Sud Obelisk	Bonanjo 4°02′35″N 9°41′14″E / 4.043187°N 9.687281°E	2007	Faouzi Laataris	Permanent pyramidal sculpture	Materials of the structure: reinforced concrete; surface Materials: black marble; lettering: engraving and gilding with fine gold; pyramidion: gold brass.	height: 875 cm; base dimensions: 100 x 100 cm; dimensions at the top: 20 x 20 cm.	Commemorative monument commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	Sponsored by Doual'art[5] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007.
	Arbre à palabres	Bonanjo 4°02′38″N 9°41′14″E / 4.043768°N 9.687152°E	2007	Frédéric Keiff	Permanent pyramidal sculpture	Painted iron rebars, broken glasses, plastic bonded silicone.	height: 5,1 m; wingspan: 7m.	Public artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	doual'art.[6]	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007.
	Les Mots écrits de New Bell (la nuit le bonheur c'est dans le mustiquaires)	New Bell 4°01′32″N 9°42′38″E / 4.025429°N 9.710484°E	2010	Hervé Yamguen	Permanent public artwork, series of 5 murals.	Painted iron rebars, broken glasses, plastic bonded silicone.		Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala and produced within the Liquid Projects.[7]	Sponsored by Doual'art[8] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Les Mots écrits de New Bell (ecole CBC Babylon)	New Bell 4°01′28″N 9°42′33″E / 4.024576°N 9.709242°E	2010	Hervé Yamguen	Permanent public artwork, series of 5 murals.	Painted iron rebars, broken glasses, plastic bonded silicone.		Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala and produced within the Liquid Projects.[9]	Sponsored by Doual'art[10] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Les Mots écrits de New Bell (se sentir bien)	New Bell 4°01′32″N 9°42′35″E / 4.025603°N 9.709698°E	2010	Hervé Yamguen	Permanent public artwork, series of 5 murals.	Painted iron rebars, broken glasses, plastic bonded silicone.		Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala and produced within the Liquid Projects.[11]	Sponsored by Doual'art[12] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Les Mots écrits de New Bell (dans les eaux sales du quartier, dans ma ruelle ma jeunesse rebelle)	New Bell	2010	Hervé Yamguen	Permanent public artwork, series of 5 murals.	Painted iron rebars, broken glasses, plastic bonded silicone.		Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala and produced within the Liquid Projects.[13]	Sponsored by Doual'art[14] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Les Mots écrits de New Bell (wash my life, lave mon âme, wash mes ways, lave mon kwatt)	New Bell 4°01′17″N 9°42′32″E / 4.021526°N 9.708808°E	2010	Hervé Yamguen	Permanent public artwork, series of 5 murals.	Painted iron rebars, broken glasses, plastic bonded silicone.		Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala and produced within the Liquid Projects.[15]	Sponsored by Doual'art[16] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Pirogue Celeste	Bonapriso (former airport) 4°01′00″N 9°42′24″E / 4.016586°N 9.706752°E	2011	Hervé Youmbi	Permanent public artwork.	Forged metal		Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala and produced within the Liquid Projects.[17]	Sponsored by Doual'art[18] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	La Nouvelle Liberté	Deïdo 4°03′51″N 9°42′25″E / 4.064222°N 9.706936°E	1996	Joseph-Francis Sumégné	Permanent monumental sculpture.	Recycled material	High: 12m; wingspan: 5m	Monumental sculpture for a main roundabout in Douala	Sponsored by doual'art[19] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner). Development Community of Bessengué (administrator)	The work was restored in 2007 and presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007. The sculpture is considered an icon on the city.
	New Walk New Ways	New Bell From 4°01′28″N 9°42′34″E / 4.024356°N 9.709336°E to 4°01′16″N 9°42′34″E / 4.02121°N 9.709421°E	2010	Kamiel Verschuren	Permanent artwork and infrastructure	Wood.	1 km	Public artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	doual'art.[20]	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Njé Mo Yé	Nkololoun 4°02′16″N 9°43′14″E / 4.037905°N 9.720447°E	2007	Koko Komégné	Permanent sculpture	Red painted iron tubes.	High: 5 m; wingspan: 2,5 m; iron tubes diameter 12 cm.	Public artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	doual'art.[21]	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2007.
	Paï	Bonanjo 4°01′36″N 9°41′26″E / 4.026743°N 9.690573°E	2008	Kouo Eyango	Permanent sculpture	36 paddles arranged in a circle with a diameter of 6 meters (28.3 m²) filled with hard stone plates.	High: 5 m; wingspan: 2,5 m; iron tubes diameter 12 cm.	Public artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	Sponsored by doual'art[22] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Well	New Bell 4°01′30″N 9°42′36″E / 4.025012°N 9.709996°E	2010	Loris Cecchini	Permanent artwork and infrastructure	Reinforced concrete.		Public artwork and infrastructure commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	Sponsored by doual'art.[23]	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Le jardin sonore	Bonamouti, Deïdo 4°04′19″N 9°42′38″E / 4.072029°N 9.71053°E	2010	Lucas Grandin	Permanent architectural artwork and botanical garden	Wood, irrigational system, metal cans, botanical garden		Public architectural artwork and infrastructure commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	Sponsored by doual'art[24] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Art venture triptych	Bonanjo 4°02′37″N 9°41′15″E / 4.043537°N 9.687509°E	1992	Joël Mpah Dooh and Etienne Delacroix	Permanent murals.	Wall painting.		Public artwork commissioned and produced by doual'art.	Sponsored by doual'art and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).
	La Colonne Pascale	New Bell 4°01′34″N 9°42′23″E / 4.026144°N 9.706345°E	2010	Pascale Marthine Tayou	Permanent monumental artwork (totem).	Enamel pots.		Public monumental sculpture commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	Sponsored by doual'art and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Pavilion Urbain de Douala PUB	Bonanjo, Espace doual'art 4°02′38″N 9°41′13″E / 4.043757°N 9.68702°E	2010	RAW/2012 Architects, ICU art projects	Permanent pavilion, architectural artwork			Architectural artwork.	doual'art.	The work was conceived for the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Face è l'Eau	Bonamouti, Deïdo 4°04′19″N 9°42′37″E / 4.072072°N 9.710385°E	2010	Salifou Lindou	Permanent artwork	wood, metal and colored plastic sheets	5 panels 5 m high.	Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala and produced within the Liquid Projects.[25]	Sponsored by Doual'art[26] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Oasis	New Bell 4°01′28″N 9°42′33″E / 4.024469°N 9.709097°E	2010	Tracey Rose	Permanent murals.	Wall painting.	Two walls of a school court	Murals commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	Sponsored by doual'art[27] and owned by the Ecole CBC Babylon in New Bell.	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Ghorfa_7	Mangrove on the borders of the Wouri River. 4°00′07″N 9°40′28″E / 4.001854°N 9.67455°E	2010	Younès Rahmoun	Architectural artwork.	Wood		Architectural artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	Sponsored by doual'art[28] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Globe Trotters	Bali 4°02′28″N 9°41′34″E / 4.041009°N 9.69286°E	2009	Philippine Barbou	Permanent artwork	Painted iron rebars.		Public artwork produced by doual'art.	Sponsored by doual'art[29] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).
	Dear Goddy	Bonendale 4°04′15″N 9°23′38″E / 4.07086°N 9.39392°E	2012	Sandrine Dole	Permanent artwork	Wood, iron and steel.		Commemorative stone dedicated to Goddy Leye.	ArtBakery
	AIDS prevention	Bonaberie From 4°05′03″N 9°40′02″E / 4.084159°N 9.667257°E to 4°04′55″N 9°40′07″E / 4.081976°N 9.668652°E	2005	Dodji Efoui, Hervé Youmbi and students of the bilingual school of Bonaberie.	Permanent murals.	Wall paint.			Sponsored by Doual'art and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).
	doual'art pop'93	Madagascar	1993	Koko Komégné, Kouo Eyango, Joël Mphah Doo, Aimé Tallo, René Tchebetchou	Permanent murals.	Wall paint.			Sponsored by Doual'art and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).
	Pont Source	Ndogpassi III 4°00′43″N 9°45′40″E / 4.012065°N 9.761014°E	2010	Ties Ten Bosh	Architectural and infrastructural artwork.	Wood	High 2,3	Architectural and infrastructural artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.	Sponsored by doual'art[30] and donated to the Communauté Urbaine de Douala (owner).	The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2010.
	Mural on the Bilingual Lyceum of Deïdo	Bilingual Lyceum of Deïdo From 4°03′57″N 9°42′55″E / 4.065923°N 9.715281°E to 4°03′54″N 9°42′54″E / 4.064896°N 9.714884°E			Permanent murals.	Wall paint.			Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Mural on the Bilingual Lyceum of Akwa	Bilingual Lyceum of Akwa From 4°03′05″N 9°42′11″E / 4.051251°N 9.703029°E to 4°03′09″N 9°42′14″E / 4.052418°N 9.703973°E			Permanent murals.	Wall paint.			Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Bonakouamouang Chimney		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Chamber of commerce in Douala 1927-1928		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cathedral in Douala		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Vault of Kings Bell in Douala		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Former police station in Douala		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	French Chief of Circumscription residence		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Mandessi-Bell Villa		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Old general hospital in Douala 1896		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Old law courts in Douala		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Old Woermann Linie Bachelors House in Douala		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Old Woermann Linie head office in Douala		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Douala Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Douala city of art and history)	Palace of King Bell in Douala		Sandrine Dole (design)	Permanent - urban design associated to cultural and historical landmark/monument.				Communauté Urbaine de Douala.
	Fresco on a hairdresser shop	Bessengue	2013	Boris Nzebo	Permanent murals.	Wall painting.		Murals commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.
	Playground in Bessengue	Bessengue	2013	Raumlabor	Infrastructural work.	Wood.		Infrastructure commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.
	Madiba Square	Bessengue	2013	Pascale Marthine Tayou	Infrastructural work.			Infrastructural artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.
	C.A.I.R.E.	Bonamouti	2013	Malala Andrialavidrazana				Artwork produced within the artist group C.A.I.R.E. and commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.
	C.A.I.R.E.	Bonamouti	2013	Aser Kash				Artwork produced within the artist group C.A.I.R.E. and commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.
	C.A.I.R.E.	Bonamouti	2013	Léah Touitou				Artwork produced within the artist group C.A.I.R.E. and commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.
	C.A.I.R.E.	Bonamouti	2013	Kamiel Verschuren, Lucas Grandin, Amandine Braud				Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.
	Floating Quay	Bonamouti	2013	Juan Fernando Herran				Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.
	Théâtre Source	Ndogpassi	2013	Philippe Aguirre				Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.
	PUB Pavillon Urbain de Bonanjo	Bonanjo	2013	Kamiel Verschuren, Lucas Grandin, Xandra Nibbeling, Bart-Jan Hooft, Calanne Moroney, ICU art projects and Raw Foundation.				Artwork commissioned in the frame of SUD Salon Urbain de Douala.		The work was presented during the SUD Salon Urbain de Douala 2013.

References

1. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article87.
2. Presentation of the work on doual'art website .
3. Presentation of the Liquid Projects on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#liquid.html.
4. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article273.
5. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article155.
6. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article113.
7. Presentation of the Liquid Projects on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#liquid.html.
8. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article275.
9. Presentation of the Liquid Projects on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#liquid.html.
10. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article275.
11. Presentation of the Liquid Projects on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#liquid.html.
12. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article275.
13. Presentation of the Liquid Projects on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#liquid.html.
14. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article275.
15. Presentation of the Liquid Projects on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#liquid.html.
16. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article275.
17. Presentation of the Liquid Projects on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#liquid.html.
18. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article276.
19. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article152.
20. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article318; presentation of the artwork with all the documentation on ICU art projects website http://icuartprojects.wordpress.com/projects/sud-2010/new-walk-ways-in-new-bell/.
21. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article121.
22. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article60.
23. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#proj.html.
24. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article235.
25. Presentation of the Liquid Projects on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#liquid.html.
26. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article274.
27. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://www.doualart.org/SalonUrbainDouala2010/#proj.html.
28. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article269.
29. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article183.
30. Presentation of the work on doual'art website http://doualart.org/spip.php?article278.