tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post3892096714682957332..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: London, my London (Cuban Stories at the Rich Mix)A Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-10854876936492895582010-02-08T12:09:19.016+00:002010-02-08T12:09:19.016+00:00Gracias, isa.
Saludos desde Londres.Gracias, isa.<br /><br />Saludos desde Londres.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-21986436714741922912010-02-07T07:49:52.947+00:002010-02-07T07:49:52.947+00:00Cuban, I really loved the pics of Messenger Pigeon...Cuban, I really loved the pics of Messenger Pigeons, by Angel Gil. The black & white ones by Helena Smith are also beautiful. And I already knew Claire Boobbyer's pic of the "La Guarida" entry. It's a great picture! Thanks for sharing their answers with us. Greetings from Montreal!Chez Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240993869309364892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-74040197207101972132010-02-04T11:03:28.171+00:002010-02-04T11:03:28.171+00:00Many thanks to you all for your kind comments.
Gr...Many thanks to you all for your kind comments.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-54919545138867537692010-02-04T08:27:22.028+00:002010-02-04T08:27:22.028+00:00Thanks for the glimpse of the photos and the count...Thanks for the glimpse of the photos and the country. It's a place I've never been but maybe one day...one day...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-60034235628128507162010-02-04T06:12:02.844+00:002010-02-04T06:12:02.844+00:00Fabulous! I'll have to stop by there when I...Fabulous! I'll have to stop by there when I'm next in London and have time to breath! I love places like this.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-80952478564055074342010-02-03T22:45:55.908+00:002010-02-03T22:45:55.908+00:00Interesting post about something I wouldn't ha...Interesting post about something I wouldn't have heard of otherwise. Although the building looks very much like my office, so had me wondering at the start.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-83247895574418403822010-02-03T21:52:29.694+00:002010-02-03T21:52:29.694+00:00What a marvellous post, Cuban, many thanks. I had...What a marvellous post, Cuban, many thanks. I hadn't heard of The Rich Mix for a start, and the interviews and photographs were revealing on many levels. I was particularly drawn to Helena's work, but thank you for the introduction to these three artists.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-54238079108864869112010-02-03T19:36:58.362+00:002010-02-03T19:36:58.362+00:00tnx for blessing us w/ your journalistic skills &a...tnx for blessing us w/ your journalistic skills & hard work. I've never seen photos of Cuba before, it does make me wish to go.<br />The idea that photography is not art is annoying, but understandable. A good photo often LOOKS like it's "merely documenting" the world. The uninitiated don't always have eyes to see the perspective, or ask ourselves what wasn't photographed. Kinda like journalistic reporting, it's easy to assume that there's such thing as a neutral perspective. Good for you for articulating the difficulty, and giving the artists a chance to reply.<br />Hope I can some day see Claire's photos of older Cuban men. I feel the same way about Indonesian old people ... just fascinating.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634638112433848876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-32610976495189163882010-02-03T16:54:34.741+00:002010-02-03T16:54:34.741+00:00very good blog, congratulations
regard from Reus C...very good blog, congratulations<br />regard from Reus Catalonia<br />thank youJobove - Reushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325521409416734011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-86733460849821993472010-02-03T16:05:41.084+00:002010-02-03T16:05:41.084+00:00Wonderful photos and interview. I’d go see the ex...Wonderful photos and interview. I’d go see the exhibit if I lived in London. It was interesting to hear of their artistic journey. I like the photographers’ defense of photography as an art. It’s easy to take snapshots but artistic photos take more skill and creativity. Art is all about seeing and vision.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-74199372483619516352010-02-03T13:35:52.897+00:002010-02-03T13:35:52.897+00:00Cuban, your interview with these three artists off...Cuban, your interview with these three artists offers a fascinating new look at Cuba. And yes, I did mean artists, because photographers are artists. Your question regarding that particular subject was of interest to me, and the answer that Helena provided was very insightful and true. We are not all attracted to the same subject matter, nor do we see things the same. And the camera lens of the photographer sees and captures what the photographer sees.<br /><br />You are lucky to have had this opportunity to interview these three very talented people, and they are very lucky to have had the opportunity to be interviewed by you. And, Cuban, I am lucky to be a follower of your blog, and to come here and experience some of the world from your eyes. Thank you for sharing that. It was a delight!<br /><br />NevineNevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-35986713502766147372010-02-03T12:25:55.069+00:002010-02-03T12:25:55.069+00:00Rich Mix is great- went to the Poetry Olympics the...Rich Mix is great- went to the Poetry Olympics there recently.Lucy Fur Leapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202434441294577277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-18131644880735640972010-02-03T11:53:18.386+00:002010-02-03T11:53:18.386+00:00Thank you, Cuban. You are very gracious.
Taking ph...Thank you, Cuban. You are very gracious.<br />Taking photographs in Cuba would be an exceptional experience.<br />Have you been to exhibits by Cuban photographers? Or Cubans who are in London who have been back?<br />Of course, we have this dreadful, stupid, non-productive, ridiculous prohibition about doing to Cuba...I have seen one book by a woman photographer who took very stylized documentary images in Cuba. It made me furious. I wrote a blog about it...it did have a very interesting forward, thoughmelissashookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398008713376655570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-59941819271722496792010-02-03T11:10:11.856+00:002010-02-03T11:10:11.856+00:00This post reinforces my sense that each of us has ...This post reinforces my sense that each of us has a unique perception. Even when we witness the same events, we see them differently through the lens of our own perceptions. <br /><br />This is fantastic post, Cuban, especially the contemporary feel of a Cuba that is so often measured from the past.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-58872685607228420572010-02-03T08:37:01.337+00:002010-02-03T08:37:01.337+00:00The interview is interesting.
I think it is hard ...The interview is interesting.<br /><br />I think it is hard not to have a preconception about a country. What is nice is to discover how wrong your preconception is. And this can happen only if you have the opportunity to get to know the people.<br /><br />I like all the pictures and I feel like I could put my fingers through the blinds of the art centre and look inside.<br /><br />Gracias Amigo.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-63690138526791205272010-02-03T08:00:29.535+00:002010-02-03T08:00:29.535+00:00Hello London,
I sometimes wish I lived in London. ...Hello London,<br />I sometimes wish I lived in London. The plethora of cultural events, museums, concerts...all that is very tantalizing and seems a long way from the Provençal countryside. <br />I was interested by the three very different perspectives, and by the photographers responses to your question about the validity of their work as art. I love photographic art and enjoyed the ones you posted. What an interesting life you must lead!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-76761524569032067642010-02-03T05:07:19.304+00:002010-02-03T05:07:19.304+00:00What vivid images, I love the different perspectiv...What vivid images, I love the different perspectives. Cuba is memorable on so many levels. This serves as another reminder of my vow to go this year.Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-58644147713197096142010-02-03T02:20:24.643+00:002010-02-03T02:20:24.643+00:00...and oh, I completely agree with Angel's com......and oh, I completely agree with Angel's comment about leaving preconceived notions at home when you are traveling. An open mind is the key to a great trip.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-3990445357903590972010-02-03T02:11:44.778+00:002010-02-03T02:11:44.778+00:00This is a fantastic post, Cuban! I love the photos...This is a fantastic post, Cuban! I love the photos and the interview format is brilliant. My favorite photo? The first one of the bar in Santiago...but it was really hard to choose - they all have so much merit.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-9546634210150040552010-02-03T01:02:40.483+00:002010-02-03T01:02:40.483+00:00what a great post - I would love to go and see tha...what a great post - I would love to go and see that exhibition - my favourite image is the girl with the sausage dog - wonderful shot!! and am pleased to hear that a new arts centre has opened in the Big Smoke - will come and see it in the summer. Greetings from Mexico..Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255193476024745869noreply@blogger.com