Consulate of the Dominican Republic in Barcelona Will Premier Book New Perspectives: Dominican Republic

The Consulate of the Dominican Republic will organize a photography exposition and book debut to showcase the publication, New Perspectives: Dominican Republic, by GFDD Executive Director and FUNGLODE Vice President, Natasha Despotovic, and French Photographer, Anne Casale. The photo exposition will feature some of the images presented in the book, which includes more than 400 aerial photographs of Dominican landscapes. The pictures capture beaches,
mountains, valleys and the most hidden corners of the country, as well as the Dominican Republic’s most important cities. The publication is divided into 9 chapters – Reflections of Light, Coasts, Heights, Plains, History, City, People, Tourism and Work – that contain text describing various aspects of the country’s history, culture, ecology and contemporary life.

 

The presentation of the book,
edited in 2007 by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), which features a prologue by President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, will be held Friday, May 9^th at 7:30 pm on the 7^th floor of the Consulate. Photographer, Anne Casale, will be present at the exposition and book showing.

 

After the inauguration of the gallery opening, the book will be available for the public to purchase. The photographic display will showcase 15 of the pictures published in the book. The selected images will be on display for the public to view during the Consulate’s hours of operation.

 

The event forms part of a series of activities that have been realized by the Consulate of the Dominican Republic in Barcelona,
since its opening in August, 2007, in an effort to promote the art and culture of the Dominican Republic in the Spanish region of Cataluña. These initiatives have included the exhibition, “De Puerto a Puerto,” a showing of works by Dominican artists living in Barcelona; “Colores de Carnaval,” a selection of photographs taken during Carnaval in the Dominican Republic; discussion forums; cultural activities and the circulation of five yearly
electronic bulletins.

 

GFDD and FUNGLODE hope that the book will serve as a point of reference for the national population and the numerous Dominicans that reside outside of the country, as well as for foreign visitors, the nation’s commercial sector, students, art and photography aficionados and all those interested
in developing a better understanding of the Dominican Republic.

 

Copies of the book may be purchased online at:

 

To purchase the book by check
or money order, please contact:

 

Kerry Stefancyk

Tel: (212) 751-5000

 

More information about this event may be found at

 

E-mail inquiries may also be sent to:
prensa@consuladordbacelona.com