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09-MAY-2012

Locked out, Havana, Cuba, 2012

A woman waits for a barred apartment house door to open, while another resident gazes out over the sea from the balcony overhead. Neither seems to acknowledge each other’s presence. The woman’s arm is cocked over her hip, letting everyone know that she is waiting, somewhat impatiently, to be admitted. The man’s hands are folded under his chin – his mind is elsewhere at the moment. Between them sprawls Havana in microcosm – ornamental grillwork, potted plants, carved wooden doors and shutters, and on the upper level, the inevitable fading paint.

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Phil Douglis30-May-2012 18:34
A study in harmony and dissonance. Thanks so much, Celia, for seeing this image in this way. You give us new meaning by seeing the details of this photograph in more universal terms.
Cecilia Lim29-May-2012 21:41
The perfect symmetry of the building serves to emphasize what is out of sync in this image-the people. One person is inside, one is outside. One is old, the other young. One a man, the other a woman. One looks to the right, the other to the left. These little details are fascinating! It certainly conveys the different worlds they each are in!
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