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Photographic Chronicles

CUBA - TWO VISIONS

DAVID CREEDON | MARCO MAROTTO Author Of The Month YUCEL BASOGLU

MAY | 2014

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DAVID C R EEDO N

YUC EL B A SO G LU

MARCO M A R OT T O

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CONTENTS Photographic Chronicles David Creedon

Ireland

Marco Marotto

Italy

Author Of The Month Yucel Basoglu

Turkey

Selected Photos Authors

P H OT O G R A P H I C C H R O N I C L E S DAVID CREEDON IRELAND “ B e h i n d O p e n Doors” Portfolio: www.davidcreedon.com www.facebook.com/david.creedon.3

PHOTOGRAPHIC CHRONICLES DAVID CREEDON

BIOGRAPHY David Creedon was born in Cork Ireland and has been described as a conceptual documentary photographic artist. Among the projects he has worked on are: Behind Open Doors; The Last Cooper; Una Corda (The soft Pedal); Variations on Pianoforte and Ghosts of the Faithful Departed. Extensively published his work has featured in some of the most prestigious magazines internationally including; The Wall Street Journal, Eyemazing, EIGHT, BBC Magazine, Aesthetica and the Irish Arts Review. The Irish Independent has called him “Cork’s Vermeer”while the Irish Times has described his photographs as “meticulously made”. He has previously exhibited in national galleries and museums including the National Portrait Gallery London, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Royal Hibernian Academy as well as galleries in, Austin TX, Buenos Aires, Bucharest, Braga, Chicago, Kuala Lumpur, London, New York, Nicosia, Sarajevo, Sofia, Tbilisi, Thessaloniki, and Yerevan. Creedon’s work has been described “as one of the most significant collections of photography in contemporary Ireland and will be amongst the most important works of Irish art in years to come”, while another critic has written, “His photographs transcend the documentary form and enter the realm of art, they are poems in photographs”. His photographs are now held in important public collections including, the Irish State Art Collection, Local government, private intuitions as well as by private collectors in America and Europe.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CHRONICLES DAVID CREEDON

BEHIND OPEN DOORS Trapped between traditional society and modernity, Cuba is a country caught in its own history. The common clichés of 1950 automobiles and crumbling architecture have all reinforced a stereotype of Cuba as a vestige of the cold war, where ghosts of the past still haunt the present. A lack of knowledge and understanding of the country’s historical narrative have added to an unbalanced view of Cuba as a tormented purgatory. This perspective ignores the legacies of colonial empire and hegemonic governance whose influence still pertain today. The struggle for Cuban national identity is a complex and prolonged affair dating back to the 1492 when Cuba became under direct control of Spain. The countries strategic position in the Caribbean made it an ideal stopping off point in the transportation of wealth from the new world to Europe. Until the mid 20th century, the country at various times had been under the control of Spanish and British Empires as well as the United States. The countries history has resulted in the former slave colony becoming a multi-ethnic nation. Because of the diversity of those who came to the island, the different ethnic backgrounds have provided the country with a rich cultural influence of European, American and African traditions. Cuba’s national identity is a hybrid of all these influences and provided its people with its own sense of belonging. The portraits from this series document people of Cuba in their home environment and capture scenes that are reflective of their character not normally seen. One becomes aware that these people still retain family values and a richness of life that would appear to be disappearing in the more affluent western societies. Families are tight knit groups as they share rooms or houses in close proximity. Rooms can be quite small and are in contrast on some occasions to the relatively more grandiose old colonial structures. Family units often consist of grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, teens and children. They support each other in such a way as to create a culture of emotional trust and security. This mutual cooperation and care became evident as they invited me into their homes and 10

displayed a patience and ease as I went about my work. Despite the external condition of some the buildings, on the whole interiors are very well kept and spotlessly clean. Visiting various homes throughout the country you find that Cubans are very welcoming and you will be treated more like a long lost relative than a complete stranger. The generosity of the people is quite evident and they are willing to share what little they have with you with offers of coffee or something to eat. The strength of any country is in its people and despite over fifty years of sanctions as well the hardships experienced during the Special Period the Cuban people are resilient as well as having dignity and spirit. The Cuban people are very proud and take great pride in their independence. A young lawyer when asked the question that everyone asks in the west, “what will happen when Fidel Castro dies”? Her reply was; “I hope we don’t turn into another Puerto Rico.”

PHOTOGRAPHIC CHRONICLES DAVID CREEDON

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PHOTOGRAPHIC CHRONICLES MARCO MAROTTO

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH YUCEL BASOGLU TURKEY

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AUTHOR OF THE MONTH YUCEL BASOGLU

SELECTED PHOTOS AUTHORS

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RUCSANDRA CALIN

TODOR TRAMBABOV

D E R YA AY D I N K A P TA N

TURGUT KIRKGOZ

MRAE ORDEN

ROMMEL BUNDALIAN

RC CIPRIANO

VEDRANA DOMAZET

JOSE CONCEPTES DE VINARÒS

YIANNIS YIASARIS

C L A U D I O L’ E S T R E M O M O N T E G R I F F O

UDAI SINGH

RICCARDO CASELLI

KHANT ZAW

ROSS NICHOLSON

MOHAMMAD RAFIEE

LIZ STRAIGHT

LAURA DRAKE ENBERG

MARCO RAMOS

STEVEN BUTLER

ALESSANDRO BERGAMINI

JAKE OLSON STUDIOS

I R V I N G S . T. G A R P

MICHAEL MASSART

MARIANO BELMAR TORRECILLA

CARAS IONUT

PETER MAJKUT

SHAMIM SHORIF SUSOM

S I M O N FA L K E N TO R P

CHRISTOPHE CORREY

R U I M A N U E L S O A R E S D A S I LVA

ARIE AZDHANA

L O VA P H O T O

CLAUDIO STOCCO

ESMA KARADOGAN

J A I M E C A R VA L H O

PA U L O M E N D O N Ç A

AY S E T E M I Z E L

RASHID RAMDAN

AMIR BAJRIC

MAURIZIO CAPORALETTI

JOSÉ CANELAS

ANTÓNIO LARANJEIRA

ALEXANDER RIEK

JOﾃグ FREIRE

GUILLAUME CHANSON

ILHAM ABDI

D AV I D B O U S C A R L E

MAHMOOD JAZIE

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CHRISTINA BECKETT

T R AV E N M I L O V I C H

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TA M A R A K N I G H T

ALLISON MCCAFFERTY

AMBER JONES

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BELOVODCHENKO ANTON

ALAN DI MEO

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JIMMY SARRAN

MIKE MOR

GO MUROIWA

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JOZEF KISS

K O N S TA N T I N K R Y U K O V S K I Y

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LUPE JELENA

ANDREA CALI

S I M O N E A LT M AY E R MODEL: MIA HARDING ASSISTENCE: SONJA STRACKE

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ALEXEY TSYGANOV

ROMAN FILIPPOV

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DANNY GIBERT

ANNA AJTNER

ANTONIO LOZANO MODEL: ALEXANDRA

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MARCIN CHAJREWICZ

AMY ELLIS MODEL: ELIZABETH THORNTON

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