Evaluation:
Published: 03.11.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Marcel Wah', 1.
Extract

Marcel Wah is a Haitian artist who paints as an "instrument for social change" and as a way of speaking about Haiti and the people who live there. "Art is my language, a visual one that expresses my emotions. It is my voice that speaks out when I want to be silent. It is ecstasy which gives my life meaning and fulfillment. It is life itself, which continues to live and breathe long after I leave this Earth. It defines who I am as a person, as a human being. Without my art, I am just a drifter passing through time with nothing to contribute to humanity. Thus, this "thinking through" or exp…

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