The photo exhibit, New Perspectives: Dominican Republic, was displayed at the Plaza de la Constitucion in Santiago, Chile

Santiago, Chile, 10/26/2011

In its first presentation in South America, the photo exhibit "New Perspectives: Dominican Republic" opened the evening of October 25th in Santiago, at an exquisite location across from the presidential palace, La Moneda. The corner, one of the busiest and liveliest streets in the city, sits in the heart of the city, where public servants and ministers share the sidewalk with passersby, students, families and mothers with their strollers.

Merengue music drifted their powerful notes to this street corner where aerial photographs of the Dominican Republic were exhibited. Even Minister Goldbem couldn’t resist the attraction and came to join us for the celebration. Images of Chilean children dancing the merengue and singing Chilean and Dominican anthems preceded remarks by representative of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asuncion Sanz from GFDD, photographer Anne Casale, and Ambassador Pablo Mariñez.

The local diplomatic corps was amply represented and enjoyed the exhibit alongside guests, artists, general public and members of the local Dominican community and their families.

The exhibit, a production of GFDD, was presented in Santiago with the valuable collaboration of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic led by Ambassador Mariñez, Ninotchka Torres, and a wonderful team of employees. It is the first in a series of exhibits held at different locations throughout Chile with other countries to follow.

The photo exhibit "New Perspectives: Dominican Republic" was conceived by the book of the same title. The purpose of the exhibit is to present the Dominican Republic in a new light, introducing the beauty of Dominican landscapes as it is captured from the air. The exhibits have been successfully presented in different places around the world, such as the Dominican Republic, New York, Washington, DC, Rhode Island, and Barcelona.