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Galleria Continua presents Tchâm: Confidences, a solo exhibition by the Cameroon-born, Belgium-based artist Pascale Marthine Tayou, at their Les Moulins site in Boissy-le-Châtel, France. The monographic show, on view from June 1 – December 21, 2025, is a celebration of 25 years of collaboration between the contemporary artist and the gallery. "Between vital breath and joyful tensions, Tchâm: Confidences invites visitors to reflect on our times, immersing them in the artist's colourful universe—one in which they become active participants as they move through the space," Galleria Continua notes in the exhibition's official release.
Showcasing more than a hundred contemporary art works, Tchâm: Confidences spans the whole arc of Tayou's career. Known for his vibrant and eclectic style, Tayou brings together a diverse mix of materials and media that have become his practice's hallmarks: glass, crystal, pastel-coloured chalk, plastic bags and found objects, all reimagined into striking compositions. "Everything is possible. Making an exhibition is not about the materials, but about what you do with them. It's about finding a way to tell something new—be it with an umbrella or a branch," says Tayou in an official release.
On view are several of Tayou's emblematic works, including the Poupées Pascale (Pascale's Dolls), contemporary 'fetishes' echoing ancestral traditions; the delicate and colourful totems titled Colonnes Pascale (Pascale's Columns); and one of the largest-ever presentations of the Colonial Ghosts, vibrant glass figurines produced in Sunderland that evoke spectral legacies of colonialism. Large-scale art installations are scattered throughout the exhibition space, addressing pressing ecological issues and global sociopolitical tensions.
Among the works on display is Coton Tige, a striking cloud-like installation of cotton and wooden spikes, created for London's Serpentine Gallery in 2015. The work evokes Europe's violent colonial and slave-trading history with haunting intensity. Further along, the viewer encounters the Survival Tree, a towering sculpture reminiscent of a palaver tree, adorned with transparent masks that represent the spirits of ancestors or the fractured multiplicity of modern identity. Oxygen, previously shown at Collection Lambert and Chaumont-sur-Loire, captures the fragile balance between nature and artifice, infusing ecological urgency with poetic beauty.
Another highlight of the art exhibition is David Crossing the Moon, an illuminated work that merges a crescent moon, a cross and a star into one radiant symbol—offering a bold visual metaphor for unity across cultural and religious lines. Adding a fresh dimension to the show is a new series titled L’enfer du décor, a set of vibrant flags created during Tayou's recent extended stay in Cameroon. Unveiled to the public for the first time, the series builds upon his ongoing exploration of postcolonial identity, national symbolism and global interconnectedness.
"A self-taught maker, world traveller and student of life, Tayou is a sculptor of shifting identities," mentions the release. "His seemingly carefree creations question the tensions between individual and collective, ancestral memory and contemporary mutations. Deeply humanist, his work aims to bring people together beyond their differences."
Through Tchâm: Confidences, Galleria Continua reaffirms its long-standing relationship with Tayou—built on trust, collaboration and shared vision, underscoring its ongoing commitment to critical, inclusive and globally engaged artistic practices. "Tayou's generous and free-spirited world finds a fitting home here [Les Moulins]—inviting audiences into a space where borders blur, identities shift and new possibilities emerge," Galleria Continua concludes.
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