Tierra Guajira (Country Land)
“I try to weave stories around each snapshot, and as part of the whole, reflect on the ways of life, customs, and traditions that over time may or may not last.”
Versión en español
“Tierra Guajira,” es una mirada al campo Cubano, conformando un proyecto antropológico, comenzado en el año 1998 y basado en ensayos generacionales que muestran la Cuba social en la que Cañibano convive. Con el ser humano como principal figura y las memorias de una infancia rural, el fotógrafo va tejiendo historias alrededor de cada instantánea para finalmente, y como parte de un todo, reflejar modos de vida, costumbres y tradiciones que con el tiempo pueden o no perdurar. “Tierra Guajira” se conforma de fotografías tomadas en gran parte de las regiones rurales de la Isla y rinde homenaje a la familia campesina Cubana.
English version
“Tierra Guajira” is a look at the Cuban countryside and a visual homage to the Cuban peasant families. It is an anthropological project that started in 1998 is based on generational essays that show the social Cuba in which I live. My images almost always, and also in this series, have the human figure as the main protagonist and reflect the memories of my rural childhood. As a photographer, I try to weave stories around each snapshot, and as part of the whole, reflect on the ways of life, customs, and traditions that over time may or may not last. “Tierra Guajira” is made up of photographs taken in a large part of the rural regions of the Island and pays tribute to the Cuban peasant family.
All images in this gallery © Raul Canibano from the project “Tierra Guajira”
All images in this gallery © Raul Canibano from the project “Tierra Guajira”
Raul Canibano was awarded the Salon of Photography’s National Prize in 1998, one of the highest photographic honors in Cuba, for his project Tierra Guajira. This remains one of his favorite and most well-received work, in addition to his other series such as Ocaso, City, and Faith for Saint Lazarus.
