About the Business
Xemival was founded in 2007 by photographer, Joseph Eta. Born on the coast of Cameroon, Joe's childhood in Africa continues to hugely influence his photography. Joe was brought up at the foot of Mount Cameroon with the sun as his timekeeper. In full view of blue-blossomed jacaranda trees outside the window, his grandmother used to move the water bucket to sit in a beam of light and slowly heat his bath before school. Dressed and ready, Joe would watch the shadow of the sun move ceremonially around the room like a hand on a clock face, until it lit up the front door step; it was time to leave.
His secondary school faced the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and every day he watched the breaking waves from his desk. Joe recalls these early interactions with the outside world as the beginning of his appreciation of natural beauty. As a young man, Joe left Cameroon to study software engineering in industrial Germany.
Location & Hours
26 Knights Place
