Born in Porto Novo in 1962, Romuald Hazouma is a Yoruba artist hailing from the Republic of Benin. He is best known for his piece La Bouche du Roi, which reimagines the infamous 1789 depiction of the slave ship Brookes. La Bouche du Roi was prominently displayed in the United Kingdom as part of Parliament's commemoration of the Slave Trade Act 1807's centenary.

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Hazouma gained recognition for his mask series, which he began crafting in the mid-1980s. These masks, created from discarded gasoline canisters, resemble those employed in traditional African rituals and ceremonies. Hazouma has explained his works, stating: "I return to the West what belongs to them, namely, the waste produced by consumer society that inundates us every day."

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Hazoume's artistry is among the collection of The Contemporary African Art Collection (CAAC) owned by Jean Pigozzi.