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Raw Poetry: Ernesto Bazan in Cuba
April 29-May 16, 2021
Virtual gallery tour
Born and raised in Palermo, on the Italian island of Sicily, photographer Ernesto Bazan arrived in Cuba in 1992. He remained there for fourteen years, until being forced to leave in 2006. From this period on the island, Bazan produced three photographic books: Bazan Cuba, Al Campo, and Isla. In 2016, Bazan unexpectedly returned to Cuba in the wake of the death of Fidel Castro. From his 2016 visits, he produced his fourth book, 25 de Noviembre. This exhibition celebrates the publication of 25 de Noviembre and features photographs from throughout Bazan’s time in Cuba.
For Bazan, the photographic exploration inspired by Cuba and its people sustained marriage and parenthood and survived exile and return. His photographs of Cuba examine the complicated love and longing that he has felt for the island. They represent a rare, extended vision of a unique place and its people, among whom Bazan lived, loved, and worked.
Sarah Gordon
Exhibition Curator
museum.oas.org/exhibitions/2020s/2021-bazan.html
Raw Poetry: Ernesto Bazan in Cuba
April 29-May 16, 2021
Virtual gallery tour
Born and raised in Palermo, on the Italian island of Sicily, photographer Ernesto Bazan arrived in Cuba in 1992. He remained there for fourteen years, until being forced to leave in 2006. From this period on the island, Bazan produced three photographic books: Bazan Cuba, Al Campo, and Isla. In 2016, Bazan unexpectedly returned to Cuba in the wake of the death of Fidel Castro. From his 2016 visits, he produced his fourth book, 25 de Noviembre. This exhibition celebrates the publication of 25 de Noviembre and features photographs from throughout Bazan’s time in Cuba.
For Bazan, the photographic exploration inspired by Cuba and its people sustained marriage and parenthood and survived exile and return. His photographs of Cuba examine the complicated love and longing that he has felt for the island. They represent a rare, extended vision of a unique place and its people, among whom Bazan lived, loved, and worked.
Sarah Gordon
Exhibition Curator
museum.oas.org/exhibitions/2020s/2021-bazan.html
