Goddy Leye is a video artist and founder of artist-run-initiative Artbakery (Douala), which operates a network of artist residencies and aids young artists with their professional development. He studied at Pascal Kenfack studio and at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam. He participated in many solo and collective exhibitions in Douala and abroad, including Africa Remix. For the past decade, he has been busy exploring his memory by painting and drawing. In his practice he removes old signs and symbols from their initial settings and place them in a totally new environment, thus providing room for the expansion of meaning. He also curated Bessengue City and Exit Tour.
