A Haitian photojournalist, Thony Bélizaire covered the news in his country for 35 years. From coups, military regimes, the Tontons Macoutes, the rise to power and exile of different presidents, earthquakes and cultural events, his photographs document the transformation of this complex country on the road to democracy. He is one of the most reliable witnesses, having never left the country and having decided to document it from within. The exhibition Transition covers the period between the end of the dictatorship and the establishment of a new democratic system.
A correspondent for the Agence France-Presse since 1987, and the recipient of many awards, Belizaire is a model for young Haitian photographers. Before his death in 2013, Bélizaire had begun archiving his photographs for a planned book in collaboration with the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck.
EXHIBITION
Transition
Thony Bélizaire
November 6-29, 2014
L’EnCRe
Route de Montabo
Cayenne
Guyane
