Thomas Kern--Haiti: the perpetual liberation /

Thomas Kern--Haiti: the perpetual liberation /

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Author / Creator:	Kern, Thomas, 1965-
Imprint:	Zürich : Scheidegger & Spiess, ©2016.
Description:	236 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 17 cm. + 3 supplements (133, 120, 114 pages)
Language:	German English Creole
Subject:	Kern, Thomas, -- 1965- -- Catalogs. Photography, Artistic -- Catalogs. Black-and-white photography -- Catalogs. Black-and-white photography. Manners and customs. Photography, Artistic. Haiti -- Pictorial works. Haiti -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works. Haiti. Photobooks. Exhibition catalogs. Photobooks. Pictorial works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10924521

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Varying Form of Title:	Haiti, the perpetual liberation Title on box: Haiti
Other title:	Haiti: die endlose Befreiung. Haiti: the perpetual liberation. Ayiti: liberasyon pou tout tan gen tan.
Other authors / contributors:	Brunhold, Georg, 1953- Stiftung für die Photographie (Switzerland)
ISBN:	9783858815156 3858815152
Notes:	Title from colophon of main volume. On the occasion of an exhibition held at Fotostiftung Schweiz, September 17, 2016 - January 29, 2017. Includes bibliographical references. Supplements include texts in German, English and Creole.
Summary:	Haiti has long been known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption. Even before the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of the country, it was beset by difficulties inextricably rooted in its history of rebellion and revolution. Since gaining independence from France in 1804, following the only successful slave revolt in the history of the world, Haiti's past has been characterized by dictatorships, serious conflict, and near-constant social and political unrest, as the country struggles to define its independence and realize its promise. 'Haiti: The Perpetual Liberation' collects some 140 of Kern's photographs of Haiti, taken in black and white with an analogue camera over the course of twenty years of travel there. As these photographs demonstrate, the people of Haiti remain determined to realize the country's promise in the face of crushing poverty and crisis; and behind the barrage of bad news that dominates the public image it is a country full of hope and life. Three separate text booklets--each in one of three languages: English, German, and Creole--feature texts by Kern on his work and approach to the country, as well as two essays by Swiss journalist Georg Brunold and Haitian novelist Yanick Lahens that provide context and commentary for the images and discuss the country's people and culture, and its enduring political conflict. A powerful photographic portrait, 'Haiti: The Perpetual Liberation' shows a different, more personal, and therefore also more "ordinary" view of the troubled country that reaches beyond what we think we know about Haiti.
Standard no.:	9783858815156

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