Photography
Jean-Christophe Béchet
Photographer Jean-Christophe Béchet traveled to Cuba in 1990, at a time when the “Balseros” were attempting to reach the American coast of Florida on their makeshift rafts. He returned to Havana twenty years later, upon the death of Fidel Castro, discovering a city undergoing profound change. The American cars are still there, but they have become taxis for tourists. Along the Malecon, buildings are being renovated and luxury bars are springing up…
He decided to steer clear of this tourist spectacle, preferring to lose himself in the dark streets in search of those Cuban sensations: between poverty and class, order and anarchy.
Habana Song is a visual poem he plays out in black and white, far from the clichés and colors that usually identify Cuba. Music accompanies us throughout this photographic stroll.
Habana Song, 21 x 27 cm, 152 pages, approximately 100 two-color reproductions, clothbound
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