Havana Buzz
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
8862085605
ISBN-13
9788862085601
Publisher
Damiani
Imprint
Damiani
Country of Manufacture
IT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
238 grams
Dimensions
10.90 x 16.30 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Individual photographers
Ksh 4,500.00
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Havana Buzz was shot in 2015 in Havana, Cuba. Once a majestic and cosmopolitan city at the heart of the Spanish colonial empire, turned playground for the American wealthy and powerful in the first half of the 20th century, for nearly 60 years Havana has been the capital of one of the last remaining socialist regimes in the world. This historical U turn is at the core of Havana’s unique identity. The anti-urban character of Cuba’s communist rule and the inflexible embargo imposed by the United States cast a paralyzing spell on the lavish metropolis, freezing it in time. Havana Buzz explores Cuba’s capital at this time of much awaited historical transition. Caught in fleeting glimpses from its public buses, Havana’s features are dispassionately laid bare, and the truth is revealed beyond the myth. Behind the romantic languidness of its urban relinquishment, the daily struggles for survival of an impoverished but resourceful population are displayed against the backdrop of anachronistic propaganda billboards, decrepit housing estates, crumbling infrastructures and a lush tropical nature that reclaims its rule after man’s neglect. Yet, the signs of change are visible throughout the city and the new appears to seep relentlessly through the cracks of the past, creating a unique blend of antique and nouveau, nostalgia and hope, disillusionment and elation.
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