Illustration and ChatGPT AI assistance
Prompt: "Here is a sketch I made for a painting depicting a well-dressed man with well-groomed hair, vomiting the result of his actions. On one side, we see the effects of pollution on the earth, misery, ruin, death, disease—everything is dark. On the other side, we see joy, smiles, sunshine, greenery. The well-dressed man with well-groomed hair represents the responsibility we have towards our country. What are we doing with it? He is vomiting the result of what we are doing with it, or what we could be doing with it. I would like you to help me by creating a final painting that will make the viewer want to see things change and become better. I want the painting to be stylised and illustrative, as in this sketch. The man in the centre must be black (Cameroonian) and his vomit must be symbolic (like a river flowing out of his mouth before dividing). The work must be like an expressive painting."
Through this piece, I explore human responsibility in the face of environmental degradation. Inspired by daily realities observed in Cameroon — discarded waste, suffocated land, floods, and diseases — I question our relationship with the earth and our role in its future. The central figure, well-dressed and tidy, symbolises the image we present of ourselves: dignity, respectability, consciousness. Yet, what he rejects of himself represents the consequences of our collective actions. This flow becomes a metaphor: it simultaneously illustrates the pollution we produce and the power we hold to transform our reality.
The artwork contrasts two visions of the same space: one marked by neglect and destruction, the other oriented towards a possible future — greener, more conscious, more harmonious. This contrast is not intended to blame but to provoke awareness. I hope the viewer feels neither judged nor powerless, but responsible — capable of participating in change. Because beyond critique, this work is a call: a call to choose the world we want to build.
Born on 28 February 2004 in Yaoundé, Nkouako Tankeu Danielle Qetsia is an art student based in Douala. In 2024, she obtained her GCE Advanced Level, with a scientific focus, before embarking on an artistic path.
She is currently pursuing her studies at LABA (Libre Académie des Beaux-Arts) in Douala, where she is following a foundational year. This formative phase allows her to explore the fundamentals of contemporary visual practices and develop a transversal approach to creation.
Driven by a strong artistic sensibility, she plans to specialise in fashion design from her second year, with the ambition of engaging her practice in a dialogue between personal expression, aesthetic research, and identity construction.