Current Exhibition Mario Marino - Cuba Mi Amor - Afrika Museum, Nijmegen, Netherlands , 7. Sep. - 4. Jan. 2015 Cuba Mi Amor - Portraits by Mario Marino 7 September 2014 to 4 January 2015 Through the ‘Cuba Mi Amor’ exhibition, photographer Mario Marino offers a splendid glimpse into daily life in the Cuban capital, Havana. Marino has portrayed ‘regular’ people. Instead of creating distance, he uses his camera to make contact. Austrian-born photographer Mario Marino (1967) is a true globetrotter. Two years ago, he surprised the world with a penetrating series of photographs of the people of Ethiopias Omo Valley. The ‘Cuba Mi Amor’ exhibition is his declaration of love for the Cuban capital of Havana. In Havana, day-to-day life unfolds largely in its streets. Through his photos, Marino invites us into that life. We see regular people, such as the cobbler, the lady selling eggs, the boxer and the Santería priestess. We can see their dreams and desires in the pictures. Marino did not manipulate reality. His images were never staged. This is life in Havana as seen through Marinos lens. He depicts the city as a ‘grande dame’. Sure, shes an elderly, skinny but toned, lady and the marks of an intense life are clearly visible, but shes not lost her grandeur and style, and she has certainly conquered Marinos heart: Cuba Mi Amor.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 07:44:09 +0000