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Wednesday, June 20, 2007




HIS EXCELLENCY MR. NOEL CARRILLO, CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND, TO OPEN EXHIBITION AT SAMHLAIOCHT

An exhibition of Work by Kerry Based Artist and Musician, Karolien Verheyen, Brings the Beauty of Cuba to Kerry

An exhibition of work entitled 'In search of Music…Cuba' by Kerry based artist, Karolien Verheyen, goes on display in the new Samhlaiocht Gallery on Wednesday, 27th of June. The collection of photographs and a short film / slide show by the Belgian born artist demonstrates the remarkable empathy and appreciation which she feels for the people, places and culture of Cuba.

"It's fantastic to have Karolien exhibiting here. She has such is a wonderful talent and has amazing ability to capture life in her photographs," said Jason O' Mahony, Artistic Director of Samhlaiocht. "Her work vividly captures the beauty of Cuba and having looked at them you want to visit Cuba. It's also an honour and a privilege to have His Excellency, Mr. Noel Carrillo, Cuban Ambassador to Ireland, open the exhibition."

Karolien is a percussionist whose love for Cuban music brought her to the island on an exploratory mission to meet Afro Cuban musicians and to learn from the Masters on their home ground.

"My reason for going to Cuba was primarily music driven," explains Karolien, "hence the title In Search of Music Cuba. But while I was there I fell in love with all of Cuban culture and so decided to document my travels with photographs as well as with recordings of the music."

Such is the understanding and compassion that Karolien has for the country, His Excellency, Mr. Noel Carrillo, Cuban Ambassador to Ireland, has agreed to open the exhibition of photographs, a short film and slide show accompanied by live music recordings by Cuban musicians which Karolien made while in Cuba.

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