Photo Courtesy of Aurelie Djiena Ymsa Born in 1993 in Banka-Bafang in West-Cameroon, Aurélie Djiena lives and works between Douala and Nkongsamba. During her studies at the Institute of Fine Arts (IBA) of the University of Douala in Nkongsamba, she spent a lot of time in the workshops of Hervé Youmbi and Jean Jacques Kanté. She graduated in 2018 with a Master II in Plastic Arts. Since her university studies, she began to work with painting, installations, as well as photography and, sometimes, video art. Rooted in weaving techniques, her style is the result of her legacy and is close to basketwork (as practiced professionally by her parents). She tackles one main theme in most of her works, that of living together. Her painting is focused on the evocative power of colours. By repeating colours in the fashion of kinetic art, Aurélie pays tribute to Vasarely.