Samuel FOSSO (b.1962 in Cameroon) opened his own commercial photography studio in Nigeria at the age of 13. Alongside his portrait work Samuel FOSSO began a series of selfportraits, a mode of representation he would never abandon.

About the photographer, Samuel FOSSO (b.1962)

"Born in Kumba in Cameroon in 1962, Samuel FOSSO fled Nigeria and the Biafra War, and sought refuge in Bangui in the Central African Republic. He opened his own commercial photography studio there at the age of 13. Alongside his portrait work Samuel FOSSO began a series of selfportraits, a mode of representation he would never abandon. Staging his personal identity, his work gradually took on a universal social and political dimension, as in his celebrated series 'TATI' (1997) and 'African Spirits' (2008).
Samual FOSSO's work is held in collections such as the Tate, London; the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris; the Walther Collection, Neu-Ulm; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York." (© Steidl Verlag, 2020)

Photo books by Samuel FOSSO

'Autoportrait' (2020); 'Sixsixsix' (2020)



The first overview volume on the work of Samuel FOSSO. From self-portraits from the 1970s to his most recent series 'Tati' & 'African Spirits', this photo book shows his departure from the West African studio photography of a Seydou KEITA or Malick SIDIBÉ
75,00 € *
The illustrated book 'Photography Now: Fifty Pioneers Defining Photography for the Twenty-First Century' by Charlotte Jansen includes works by D'AGATA, CREWDSON, GOLDIN, McGINLEY, MEISELAS, PARR, RUFF, SHERMAN, SUGIMOTO, TELLER, TILLMANS, WALL and YOKOTA.
49,00 € * Weight 1.2 kg
'SIXSIXSIX' consists of 666 large-format Polaroid self-portraits, made in 2015 and 2016. Samuel FOSSO's challenge was to create 666 self-portraits each with a different bodily expression, reminding us of the link between his performances and photography.
85,00 € *