Cuba hasta siempre

by Magdalena Sole

Pico Lyer (Foreword)

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Magdalena Sole first visited Cuba in 2011 and has returned every year since, enchanted by the place and the people who live in this slender stretch of land. Her photographs reveal the stirrings of transformation, however subtle and hard to see, and reflect a Cuba that is both tough and vulnerable.

Cuba hasta siempre consists of more than 150 full-color photographs taken by Sole, accompanied by a foreword written by Time columnist and travel writer Pico Iyer. With minimal text, this book offers a view of Cuba beyond the tourist trade and the wealthy upper class. The photographs portray everyday settings and people engaged in daily tasks. A visual encounter with magical realism, this collection constructs an atmosphere of pervasive timelessness, a photographic time capsule. Memorabilia and objects from Cuba's revolutionary past linger in the present, while life goes on. These soulful images offer a new visual perspective on Cuba past and present. The Wall Street Journal called Sole's images "lushly colorful," "formally striking," "restless," and "electrify[ing].

  • ISBN13 9781496827784
  • Publish Date 6 February 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University Press of Mississippi
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 192
  • Language English