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Reinhard Lorenz, Jazz Archive Eisenach; Axel Küstner, Photographer; Mark Wenig, Consul for Public Affairs (From Left)
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October 11, 2005 A photo exhibit paying tribute to the Deep South opened in Leipzig's student club Moritzbastei. The exhibit was initiated by Leipzig's Consulate General in cooperation with photographer Axel Küstner to draw attention again to loss of cultural heritage in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Küstner chose 32 portraits of blues musicians, city and countryside images out of a pool of more than 20.000 photographs. After Leipzig, the exhibit will go on the road for display at further destinations throughout Germany. In their opening remarks, Consul for Public Affairs Mark Wenig, U.S. Consulate General, and Reinhard Lorenz from the Eisenach International Jazz Archive stressed the strong cultural and educational ties between regional institutions and Leipzig's Consulate General, which were reflected by this successful cooperation.
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