Josèfa Ntjam
Josèfa Ntjam
Dislocations, 2022
HD film, 18 min
Written and directed by Josèfa Ntjam, in collaboration with Sean Hart and Nicolas Pirus. Co-produced by Aquatic Invasion Production, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, and Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati. © ADAGP, 2025


Josèfa Ntjam (Metz, 1992. Lives in Saint-Étienne) is an artist, performer, and writer. Her practice spans sculpture, photomontage, film, and sound, crafting speculative narratives that intertwine African mythology, science, ancestral spirituality, and science fiction. Drawing from images, texts, and archives, she questions hegemonic discourses on identity, origin, and power. She took part in the 60th Venice Biennale with the solo show swell of spæ(c)ies, and in the 15th Gwangju Biennale. Her work has been shown at Centre Pompidou, Fotografiska (New York), Palais de Tokyo (Paris), and Barbican Art Gallery (London). Her works are held in collections such as Fondation Louis Vuitton, Centre national des arts plastiques (Paris), and Musée d’art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne, among others.