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For Adventurers
 Haiti

For adventurers Sebastian Lörscher spent five months in Haiti. He lived in the dusty metropolis of Port-au-Prince and roamed the deep nowhere of the surrounding countryside. He met the poor and the rich. He danced at voodoo festivals and cheered at cockfights. And everywhere he went, he drew.

Extracts from "Haïti Chéri":

About the artist Sebastian Lörscher:

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As Sebastian Lörscher sat and drew on the streets in India, Haiti or Nigeria, people could look over his shoulder and ask what he was doing – and he could ask them questions, too. For him, drawing was always a door opener to the people and their stories.
 

Travelpedia: Haiti

  • Haiti is a country full of contrasts - full of wonders, secrets and cultural wealth, full of bitter poverty, crime and seemingly unsolvable problems. A country between hope and depression, between life and survival. © Sebastian Lörscher
    Haiti is a country full of contrasts - full of wonders, secrets and cultural wealth, full of bitter poverty, crime and seemingly unsolvable problems. A country between hope and depression, between life and survival.

Sergey Korneev about ”Haïti Chéri"

But his drawings speak their individual languages to everyone. Haïti Chéri is an expressionistic palimpsest: its lines, colours, and choppy utterances produce an impression that is stronger than reality."

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