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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Eighty-two: A city portrait -- impressions of Havana, Cuba. > Siesta, The Jaimanitas Project, Jose Rodriquez Fuster, Havana, Cuba, 2012
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11-MAY-2012

Siesta, The Jaimanitas Project, Jose Rodriquez Fuster, Havana, Cuba, 2012

The biblical saying “seek and ye shall find” is often applicable to photography. I spent more than hour photographing the dazzling ceramic tile facades of contemporary art project by one of Cuba’s most famous artists. While exploring the hidden passageways under and behind the monumental artwork, I came upon this worker taking a siesta in a shady spot. I climbed a stairway that allowed me to shoot down on him, embracing not only my slumbering subject but also some of the bizarre shapes and forms that give this art project its identity.

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Phil Douglis27-May-2012 21:54
Thanks, Carol. What caught my own eye was the echo of the angular stairway in the young man's leg. The green of the stairway mosaic also echoes the green clothing of the subject. And yes, it must be wonderful to sleep in the midst of a ceramic dream.
Carol E Sandgren27-May-2012 19:05
a rather creative spot for a nap, I'd imagine the interesting dreams that artwork surrounding him would induce! I like the placement of the slumbering boy in the frame.
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