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document.write("<h3><strong>Salomon Jean Balony</strong></h3>");
document.write("<p>“On the 2010 earthquake, my house was destroyed.  Thanks God, no one was killed. Since the earthquake, I feel everything has changed.  It was the end of the world. Now activities are shyly back. Thanks to the support that we get from It's Cactus, there is still life.  But I wish to Haiti back as before, or better.  Things cannot remain so.” </p><p>Few in the West have had such cathartic experiences as the earthquake that Salomon Jean Belony describes.  Born in 1979 to a family of modest means, he began sculpting at the age of 16 under the guidance of Meda Ullysse.  As he became more proficient his pieces started to sell, initially to tourists in the area, and later in galleries. Salomon Jean hopes one day to show in exhibitions, around Haiti or abroad.  As he says, “The greater dream is becoming more popular, like other great artists, to help my family and to help others in need.  I would like to help children.  I want them to be able to learn in schools, even if they have no money to pay.”  </p>");
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