El Acercamiento / The Approach

This piece focuses on the many definitions and identities of the “good Cuban” through the exploration of the “official language” of Cuba’s nomenclature and the right wing historic exiles. Glexis Novoa

The new approach between Cuba and the U.S. inspires this print where symbols from both cultures converge. Roniel Abril

This piece was created with photographs taken in Cuba and the U.S. Through a series of experiments in overlapping, the artists explored the confluence of both worlds, and their possible futures. Lucia Bordon, Pablo Bordon, Madeline Quint, Paige McGee

The artists were inspired by the testimonies and stories that they know directly or indirectly from Cuban citizens. The work embodies the belief in the creative potential that inhabits the paradoxical realities between the two countries, and imagines one of the possible futures. Carolina Vargas and Gabriel Jimenez

Pablo V. Bordón

In addition to the “official” news sources, every individual generates their own news in connection to their lived experiences. Which is your news? The sculpture was created using clippings from Cuban and U.S. newspapers, as well as a collection of news reported directly by individuals in both countries. The performance animates the struggles and contradictions found in these news. Performance and sculpture by Melis Nur Yoruk and Jocelyn Dimaya Photos by Pablo Bordón

In addition to the “official” news sources, every individual generates their own news in connection to their lived experiences. Which is your news? The sculpture was created using clippings from Cuban and U.S. newspapers, as well as a collection of news reported directly by individuals in both countries. The performance animates the struggles and contradictions found in these news. Performance and sculpture by Melis Nur Yoruk and Jocelyn Dimaya Photos by Pablo Bordón

Installation and documentation of a performance that took place in La Habana, which involved two performers, one from Cuba and the other one from the U.S. who slowly ate several loafs of Cuban bread. Conceived by Evelyn Serrano and performed by Aissa Santizo and Tyler Riggin

Afrofuturo investigates the connexions between the historical, mythological, and contemporary realities of the Afro Cuban and Afro American female. In addition, it proposes new paradigms that define, demand, and celebrate the power, beauty and voice of AfroCuban and AfroAmerican women. Conceived by Shaina Lynn Simmons with Beryl Brachman, Tionna Brunson, Jocelyn Dimaya, Nicholas Dumas Dillihay, Elizabeth Geocaris, Lydia Hicks, Amber Jones, Juliana Lujan, Rose Malone, and Tanya Orellana