Born in 1967, Barthélémy Toguo works across painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, performance, and installation, addressing enduring and immediately relevant issues of borders, exile, and displacement. At the core of his practice is the notion of belonging, which stems from his dual French and Cameroonian nationality. Through poetic, hopeful, and often figural gestures connecting nature with the human body, Toguo foregrounds concerns with both ecological and societal implications. In 2008, he founded Bandjoun Station in his native Cameroon to foster contemporary art and culture within the local community. The community center includes an exhibition space, a library, an artist residency, and an organic farm. His works are in public collections worldwide, including the Tate Modern, England; Centre Pompidou, France; MoMA, New York, and more. Sales of some of the artist’s works have already contributed to What Water’s efforts to build water access points in Cameroon.