Yves Xavier Ndounda Ndongo, editorial director of the project, presented the exhibition by highlighting its narrative particularities, the artistic direction chosen by Francine Abada, and Vanina Kapé’s cosmic scenographic approach. He emphasized how Lauriane creates a visual constellation where each artwork acts like a star bearing a unique glow. He notably insisted on the symbolic significance of the chosen aesthetic, which evokes the invisible links between identity, culture, and the sacred.

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Art historian Narcisse Tchandeu traced some of the artist’s sources of inspiration, particularly in the ancestral creative practices of the Sao peoples. He praised a contemporary approach deeply rooted in collective memory and the fragility of African female identity.

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Artist Hervé Youmbi offered a comparative analysis of the use of beads in Lauriane Yougang’s work, contrasting it with other artistic practices worldwide, thus revealing the uniqueness of her visual language.

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Finally, Paul-Henri S. Assako Assako, art historian, explored the materiality of Lauriane Yougang’s works, highlighting their spiritual density, the symbolic charge of the materials, and the plural imagination that emanates from them.

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The roundtable concluded with a discussion session with the public, during which Lauriane Yougang reflected on the genesis of Constellation. She emotionally shared the personal roots of her work, her contemporary concerns, and her desire to create a space for both inner and collective resonance.