THE LIGHT IN CUBAN EYES
The Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection
of Contemporary Cuban Photography
Adrián Fernández
2007, 4/5 from the series Life Style gelatin silver print 11 1/2 x 17 1/2’’
2007, 4/5 from the series Life Style gelatin silver print 11 1/2 x 17 1/2”
2009, 6/15 from the series Portrait digital print 16 1/2 x 11”
2009, 4/15 from the series Portrait digital print 16 1/2 x 11’’
2009, 6/15 from the series To be or to Pretend archival pigment ink 19 3/4 x 29 1/2’’
2009, 8/15 from the series To be or to Pretend archival pigment ink 29 1/2 x 19 3/4’’
2010, 9/15 from the series To be or to Pretend archival pigment ink 19 3/4 x 29 1/2’’
c. 2005, unique from the series Expectativa gelatin silver print 12 x 17 1/2’’
2014, 2/7 from the series Requiem digital inkjet process with archival pigment ink 19 5/8 x 19 3/4’’
2014, 6/7 from the series Requiem digital inkjet process with archival pigment ink 19 5/8 x 19 3/4’’
2014, 2/7 from the series Requiem digital inkjet process with archival pigment ink 19 5/8 x 19 3/4’’
Artist Statement
We would be nothing without attributes; without them we would be unrecognizable as individuals. Objects are, beyond their functional characteristics, symbols that express our identity; they differentiate and legitimize us. They are symbols of our existence, status, and power. I am interested in the material universe of houses and the things that surround contemporary men and women. I take everyday objects that, as layers or skin, define tastes, ideologies, classes, and social divisions, or the appearance thereof. I penetrate the private space of the individual who owns and lives with those things so as to start a dialogue with the culture, whether inherited or assimilated, that modulates the identity of the human being in each context.