Seen: Harlem, by Martine Barrat @ MEP

Diamonds are often hidden in a mass of unpleasant stone. In that case, consider the Harlem exhibition as the heart, the diamond, and the MEP other exhibitions as the mass of stone that hides the diamond...
When my friends and I were getting desperate about the photographs we saw that day at the MEP, then we got to the Harlem part. Then, miracle, our hearts warmed up, and we believed there was something in there.
Well, if I had just a word to say to the artist: Thanks!
Thanks for giving a humane look to the people of Harlem, thanks to erasing all the prejudice about Harlem. There's joy, dignity, hope and humour sparkling in Martine Barrat's photographs. Run and see the exhibition! I particularly loved the reconstruction of a bar, where she would often go, and give some pics of her photographs models, retranscribing and leaving a spur of these people that America tries to forget.







Courtesy MEP website for the pics