Wa 和...
the spirit of Japan
and harmony.
Wafrica encapsulates both West Africa and Japanese ancient sophisticated aesthetic to create a new territory, redefining our sense of origin.
Wa 和...
Serge Mouangue
Wafrica Founder, Art Director
Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Serge Mouangue addresses globalisation through cultural identity collision, providing aesthetics dialogue between Japan and West Africa icons.
Living and working in Japan for 5 years awakened new connections with his origins. He saw similarities between West African culture — tribal, animist, sophisticated and codified — and that of the Japanese.
Serge presents two bodies of work at the 61st Venice Art Biennale.
At the Fondazione Donà Dalle Rose, a 22-meter suspended vortex made of feathers and indigo fabrics evokes the visual worlds of Japanese and West African folklore.
In collaboration with Berengo Studio for Glasstress 2026, Serge creates four white thrones of power—symbolically reflecting the pure oxygen of the Pygmy forest and the sacred color associated with the gods in Japan’s principal Shinto rituals.
Serge Mouangue work has been among others acquired by the V&A museum (London), World Culture Museum (Basel), World Museum (Amsterdam), Museum Rietberg (Zurich), The Wright Museum (Detroit), the Hermès family (France) etc.
Serge Mouangue remains discrete and voluntarily absent from social media platforms.