PAST EXHIBITION I CUBA
TARA WILKINSON I WAITING
Fine Art Photography
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In the Spring of 2021, unable to travel and frustrated by the pandemic lockdowns, photographer Tara Wilkinson decided to travel back through her photo archives to fulfill her wanderlust. Delving into three decades of images from journeys to over 25 countries, she was particularly drawn to those from warmer climes.
Images of daily life in Cuba began to bubble to the surface. Her exhibition "WAITING" became an invitation to travel again – at least visually - through the villages along the north coast of Cuba. Taken during several trips between 2014 and 2018, the series of raw black and white street photographs allows the viewer to observe a remarkable amount of truth. In curating the exhibition, Wilkinson was careful to strike a balance between individuals and crowds, friends and families, children and seniors, neighbours and strangers … all waiting in different environments. |
"Waiting is hard. Waiting requires patience. It requires us to let go, render oneself helpless, to trust that whatever we are waiting for will arrive. If there’s been one overriding universal experience during the pandemic, it’s been “Waiting” - waiting for the pandemic to end, for a vaccine, for the fear to subside, for a chance to hug family and friends again. Waiting for a return to normal.
This is every day in Cuba … waiting in line for food or medicine, for transportation, for someone to come home, waiting for change to happen. Everyone is waiting." While there is obvious hardship, you can also find hope in these images … the artificial flowers on a woman’s sandals, friends deep in conversation, a plastic bag dancing in the wind at an intersection. The pandemic tested our mental, physical, spiritual and emotional well-being. It tested our relationships, our resolve and patience. Sometimes, all we can do is WAIT." All images © Tara Wilkinson. |
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Framed prints are available for purchase through the gallery.
The ATM, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017
20 x 30 inch (50.8 x 76.2 cm) image $ 1,500; Framed |
Three Stories, Havana, Cuba, 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Intersection, Camajuani, Cuba, 2017
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Stiff Upper Lips, Havana, Cuba, 2018 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Cheeks, Santa Clara, Cuba, 2017
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Neighbourhood Watch, Havana, Cuba 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Rocking, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Perch, Santa Clara, Cuba, 2017
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Adrift, Havana, Cuba, 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Heroes, Santa Clara, Cuba, 2017
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Flowers at her Feet, Havana, Cuba, 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Cowboys, Remedios, Cuba, 2017
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Threshold, Havana, Cuba, 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Weathered, Havana, Cuba, 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Shady Gossip, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Crouching Tiger, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Bedroll, Havana, Cuba, 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Farmacia, Havana, Cuba, 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
The Bouncer, Havana, Cuba, 2014
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Nowhere to Grow, Havana, Cuba, 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Birdcage, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017
20 x 30 inch (50.8 x 76.2 cm) image $ 1,500; Framed |
Dalmation Blue, Varadero, Cuba, 2018
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Protection, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
Boy in the Backseat, Varadero, Cuba, 2014
11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image $ 500; Framed |
