Jacques-Enguerrand Gourgue
Today marks the eighth anniversary of the tragic earthquake which struck Haiti, taking the lives of nearly a quarter million people and leaving another one and a half million homeless.
Haitian art reflects its complex cultural tradition with its African heritage and indigenous European and American influences. Rich in culture and of a resilient people, journalist and author Anderson Cooper reflected on the subject: “Like all countries, Haiti is a collection of people, rich and poor, well educated and not, good and bad. But I’ve never met a Haitian who isn’t strong. You have to be to survive in a place where the government has often abandoned its people. Where opportunities are few and where Mother Nature has punished the people far more than anyone should ever be punished.”
Today’s feature showcases some selections of Haitian Art, and art of Haitian origins. In resilience, resistance, and in solidarity.
Luce Turnier
Edouard Duval-Carrié
Frantz Jacques Dit Guyodo
Pascale Monnin
Geneviève Lahens Esper Dite Iris
Sénèque Obin
Marie-Hélène Cauvin
Préfète Duffaut
Lhérisson Dubréus
Roberto Stephenson
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Tébo (Sacha Thébaud)
