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"Passenger in Transit. Next Stop: Cuba" Photography Exhibition by Yulian Martinez-Escobar

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November 5-December 30, visit Public Works Art Center in Downtown Summerville to take in Yulian Martinez-Escobar's photography exhibition exploring the lives and culture of Cuban people. Free admission, 3 galleries, 12 artist studios, and so much more. Reception November 5, 5:30pm-8pm

About the Exhibition: Passenger in Transit was inspired by the song “Pasajera en Trance” (“Passenger in Trance”) by Charly García, an Argentinian rock singer. This exhibition is a window to a beautiful and exciting island that has become a myth to the world during the last sixty years. A year after a normalization agreement between the US and Cuba, my wife and I decided to travel to the Island to take advantage of the newly opened direct flights between Miami and Havana. Bianca, our 10-month-old daughter, became our ambassador everywhere we went. We stayed in the homes of Cuban families who made us feel at home and who gave us a glimpse of how Cubans live their daily lives. 

About the Artist: 
Yulian Martinez-Escobar is a Spanish professor and filmmaker based in Charleston, South Carolina. He is also a self-taught photographer whose work has been exhibited in Colombia and in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. His avid interests include languages, traveling, and culture, which have defined his artistic style. Yulian first cultivated an interest in the fine arts in his native Colombia as an actor in his college theater company. As a photographer, he especially enjoys capturing candid portraits of people he meets in his travels, from Scotland to Peru, from Senegal to Cuba, from The Gambia to The Philippines. As a foreigner, he wants to explore and document the lives and diverse backgrounds of other people who have ended up in the United States.

 

November 5-December 30, visit Public Works Art Center in Downtown Summerville to take in Yulian Martinez-Escobar's photography exhibition exploring the lives and culture of Cuban people. Free admission, 3 galleries, 12 artist studios, and so much more. Reception November 5, 5:30pm-8pm

About the Exhibition: Passenger in Transit was inspired by the song “Pasajera en Trance” (“Passenger in Trance”) by Charly García, an Argentinian rock singer. This exhibition is a window to a beautiful and exciting island that has become a myth to the world during the last sixty years. A year after a normalization agreement between the US and Cuba, my wife and I decided to travel to the Island to take advantage of the newly opened direct flights between Miami and Havana. Bianca, our 10-month-old daughter, became our ambassador everywhere we went. We stayed in the homes of Cuban families who made us feel at home and who gave us a glimpse of how Cubans live their daily lives. 

About the Artist: 
Yulian Martinez-Escobar is a Spanish professor and filmmaker based in Charleston, South Carolina. He is also a self-taught photographer whose work has been exhibited in Colombia and in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. His avid interests include languages, traveling, and culture, which have defined his artistic style. Yulian first cultivated an interest in the fine arts in his native Colombia as an actor in his college theater company. As a photographer, he especially enjoys capturing candid portraits of people he meets in his travels, from Scotland to Peru, from Senegal to Cuba, from The Gambia to The Philippines. As a foreigner, he wants to explore and document the lives and diverse backgrounds of other people who have ended up in the United States.

 

More about Public Works Art Center
Public Works Art Center is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Community Art Space in Downtown Summerville, SC, just steps away from shops, bars, restaurants, and other destinations in historic Downtown Summerville. We have exhibition galleries that change every six weeks, art camps and classes for all ages, special event rentals, free events, a gift shop, and so much more!
When & Where
From Nov 5, 2021 to Dec 30, 2021
Tue: 10:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Wed: 10:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Thu: 10:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Fri: 10:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Sat: 10:00am - 5:00pm Timezone: EDT
Free


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