Learn more about Raúl Cañibano's Human Landscapes
Dr James Clifford Kent (Royal Holloway, University of London) in conversation with exhibition curator Lucie Donaldson
Human Landscapes brings together early and recent works by Raúl Cañibano (b.1961, Havana). Showcasing images taken over three decades, this exhibition celebrates Cañibano’s profound love for his native Cuba. Raised in post-revolutionary Cuba and initially a welder by trade, Cañibano's photographic journey began in 1984. Self-taught, and inspired by the art books at Cuba’s National Library, Cañibano soon developed his own style, which he calls “somehow surrealist.” This surrealist sensibility is most evident in his playful use of scale, often contrasting uncannily close-up subjects with distant figures to evoke mysterious affinities and tensions. Everyday scenes take on poetic and mystical qualities tinged with a political edge. Click here to learn more about Raúl Cañibano.
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