TARA WILKINSON I CUBA
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.
The exhibition was an invitation to travel again – to visually walk the streets with her through the villages and cities along the north coast of Cuba. Taken during several trips between 2014 and 2018, the series of raw black and white street photographs allowed 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 which also serve as an important part of the storytelling. |
WAITING - Artist Statement:
"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 if you look closely … the artificial flowers on a woman’s sandals, friends deep in conversation, a plastic bag dancing in the wind at an intersection. The pandemic is testing our mental, physical, spiritual and emotional well-being. It is testing 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.
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 The ATM, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-001 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 20 x 30 inch (50.8 x 76.2 cm) image 28 x 38 inch (71.12 x 96.52 cm) framed AG-TW-2101 $ 1,500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Three Stories, Havana, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-002 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2102 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Intersection, Camajuani, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-003 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2103 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Stiff Upper Lips, Havana, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-004 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2104 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Cheeks, Santa Clara, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-005 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2105 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Neighbourhood Watch, Havana, Cuba 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-006 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2106 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Rocking, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-007 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2107 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Perch, Santa Clara, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-008 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2108 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Adrift, Havana, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-009 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2109 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Heroes, Santa Clara, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0010 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2110 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Flowers at her Feet, Havana, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0011 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2111 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Cowboys, Remedios, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0012 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2112 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Threshold, Havana, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0013 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2113 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Weathered, Havana, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0014 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2114 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Shady Gossip, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0015 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2115 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Crouching Tiger, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0016 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2116 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Bedroll, Havana, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0017 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2117 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Farmacia, Havana, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0018 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2118 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 The Bouncer, Havana, Cuba, 2014 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0019 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2119 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Nowhere to Grow, Havana, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0020 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2120 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Birdcage, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0021 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 20 x 30 inch (50.8 x 76.2 cm) image 28 x 38 inch (71.12 x 96.52 cm) framed AG-TW-2121 $ 1,500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Dalmation Blue, Varadero, Cuba, 2018 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0023 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2123 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Protection, Caibarién, Cuba, 2017 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0022 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2122 $ 500; Framed |
Tara Wilkinson
b. 1965 Boy in the Backseat, Varadero, Cuba, 2014 Signed, titled, in pencil, au mat recto Artist ref#W21-2018-0024 Printed circa 2021 Ink pigment on matte archival paper 11 x 15 inch (27.94 x 38.1 cm) image 19 x 23 inch (48.26 x 58.42 cm) framed AG-TW-2124 $ 500; Framed |
