AYITI Gallery - Catalogue of Haitian Artists

OUR MANIFESTO. WHAT WE STAND FOR.
Despite their undeniable talent and their unique sense of creativity, an infinite number of International artists have
limited access to the International art scene. Their geographic location, their economic situation, their anonymity, the
absence of art education background, the nonconformity of their art and their disconnection with the art world isolate
these artists from the main International art hubs. The art market has become somehow elitist and conservative. It
favours artists who have sufficient financial means to show their work, artists who are able or are enough proactive to
market themselves online and offline, artists who have pursued art studies, artists who follow trends and respond to the
commercial demand of the market, or artists who live in Western countries. It brings artists to compete with one another
on an economic basis and rejects a vast majority of talented artists worldwide. It limits the endless variety and originality
that International artists could show to the world, it distorts the true meaning that originates from the creation of art, it
narrows the notion of art itself influencing the regard, the taste and the decisions of the general public, and it promotes
the duplication of art and artists. The art market has created a replicable business model that runs out of steam and
seeks new inspiration.
Art is more than a product. It’s a vision, the introspection of a soul, a universal language connecting cultures and
individuals together. Art is an invitation to travel.
We are meant to bring change and explore alternatives to nurture the infinite potential of International art and the
creative vision of Inspirational artists.
• We believe in artists first.
• We believe in art as an act of self-expression, with no rules, intuitive, expressive, initiatory, meaningful, and the
inner soul as the main driving source of inspiration.
• We believe in an art that inspires, instructs and provides emotions to people, that opens minds and mentalities,
that influences practices and principles, that expresses a message, a feeling, a state of consciousness, that
transcends a reality.
• We believe in equal opportunities for all talented, creative and inspiring artists to show their work worldwide no
matter their origin, their background, their status, their renown or their connection to the art world.
• We believe that the renown of an artist be based on his/her talent, originality, creativity, the aesthetic of his/her
work, the deepness and pureness of his/her inspiration.
• We believe in new technologies to bring the vision of inspirational artists to life.
• We believe in collaboration instead of competition, bringing in diversity into unity, encouraging the collective rather
than the individual.
• We believe in more inspirational art in our daily life to stimulate collective consciousness, taking art out of the
traditional art premises.