Around Jenin’s 2010 is a photographic series of Miami’s Little Haiti by Jerome Soimaud. From the perspective of a local corner shop, the artist invites you to discover the universe of this African Diaspora.
Jenin’s is the quintessential corner shop, a fixture in Little Haiti’s urban landscape. It is at the corner shop where much community life is played out. Vibrantly animated, the atmosphere offers many characters: the shop owner, the talker, Casanova, the baller/shot caller, the notorious, and even the dreamer. Ideas are spilled, gossip is shared and a vision for the future is laid out. You occasionally find the stumbling drunk, the so-called lady of the night, and even the police -all patrolling and adding to the spirit around Jenin’s. It’s about life, surrounded by streetlights, the wailing of sirens, and the sweet sounds of soul music.