H Mystique Inc. : Mario Benjamin

Kolektif 509 held their 2nd edition Contemporary Art exhibit "RASIN", promoting creative talent in Haiti. The event was curated by none other than, one of the leading artist of Haitian contemporary art, Mario Benjamin.

This year the exhibit featured the works of 8 new artists:

JOsué AzOr Photography
Olivier Bertoni, Painting
David Charlier, Painting/Mixed-Media
Patsye Delatour, Painting/Mixed-Media
Yves Delva "Delva 0+", Painting
Mafalda Nicolas Mondestin, Painting
Johnson Sabin, Photography
Barbara Prezeau Stephenson, Video Performance/Painting-Mixed

Opening night was on June 27^th,at VILLA KALEWES in Petion-Ville and the event ran till July 6th, culminating with a brunch event with food by Aztec restaurant.

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Works by artist Babas Denis and Maksaens Denis
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Works by Josue Azor
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Many local celebrities and talents came out to support

Film maker, RACHÈLE MAGLOIRE and designer, Marie Therese Fouchard

Artist, MAksaens Denis
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Artist, Barbara Prezeau Stephenson being interviewed

Coralie Herard and Miko Guillaume

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Work by Olivier Bertoni

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Works by David Charlier
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Works by Patsye Delatour
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Yves Delva
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One of the stand out talents, was young- up and coming artist, Yves Delva

Was totally blown away by artist Yves Delva

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Congratulations to Kolektif509 and their team!

Kolektif 509 mission is to give support to emerging and/or established Contemporary artists by creating opportunities to make their artwork visible to art lovers around the world.

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For more information, contact:
Valerie Noisette 3701.3892
Xavier Dalencour, 3904.9048

Email: Kolektif509@gmail.com
Twitter: @Kolektif509

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Last night was the vernissage of artist Mario Benjamin's new exhibit 'Le Choc de Retour'.

Mario Benjamin is one of the leading artist of Haitian contemporary art. He uses video and multi-media, painting, installation and other mixed media to address issues of identity, ethnicity, and race. Benjamin was self-taught and started painting at the age of 14. He learned about the international contemporary art trends from frequenting museums in New York, D.C. and abroad. At the age of 20, in his first exhibit, he sold out of all his paintings. In 1984 he participated in Festival Arts d’Haiti and since then has represented Haiti in numerous prestigious exhibits such as in Johannesburg, Havana, Sao Paulo and Venice.

'The black tones and darkness of Benjamin’s recent productions reflect the artist’s fear of becoming stifled by a society and a reality that limits is reflections, his expressive needs and his individuality. The work shows a will to convey the idea that things that appear to conform, or that assume the guise of acceptability, might in reality be very different.' (Galerie Monnin)

Mario Benjamin’s work has always intrigued me. You can feel the emotion and can image the place in which his obvious pain, fear, anger comes from. It tempts, draws you in, but forbids you to follow.