Goddy Leye (real name Godfried Kadjo[2]) was born 24 November 1965 in Mbouda, Cameroon.

He obtained his diploma at a bilingual high school in 1989 and studied African literature and philology at the University of Yaoundé between 1986 and 1991.

[8] Leye's work received prizes from UNESCO, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He contributed to publications, produced and curated site-specific artworks and founded the centre ArtBakery.

The centre offers tools and an infrastructure to artists interested in multimedia productions and it is characterised by an active role in training.

Leye expressed his attention to the ways history is told and knowledge is transmitted and forgotten through his art works, writings and his active involvement in conferences and think tanks.