Pascale Marthine Tayou is internationally-acclaimed artist and arguably the best known Cameroonian artist working today. Born in Nkongsamba, Cameroon, in 1966, Tayou abandoned his law studies to become an artist. He learned informally by participating in the bustling contemporary art scene of Douala, Cameroon's capital, and then honed his skills independently. He emerged in the 1990s as a social