#matanzas

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It’s Feral Friday! 

This week we’re highlighting a couple of artists’ book selections from our collection of Ediciones Vigía publications: Ritual de Sobrevida by Natalia Bolívar, and Cuento para un Hombre que Lloró Tapándose el Rostro by Digdora Alonso. Ritual de Sobrevida (translation: Survival Ritual) was edited by Laura Ruiz, translated by Guadalupe Vento, and designed with drawings by Rolando Estévez Jordán. It was published by Ediciones Vigía in Mantanzas, Cuba in 2011. Cuento para un Hombre que Lloró Tapándose el Rostro (translation: A story about a man who cried, covering his face) was edited by Gladys Mederos and designed with drawings by Rolando Estévez Jordán. It was published by Ediciones Vigía in a limited edition of 200 copies in Matanzas in 2000. Both of these works are highly interactive & sculptural, and are best experienced in person!

Ediciones Vigía (translation: Watchtower Editions) is an independent publisher located in Matanzas, Cuba that was co-founded by artist Rolando Estévez Jordán and poet Alfredo Zaldívar in 1985 as a gathering place for artists and writers to commune. Though their initial print ventures were limited to broadside flyers promoting meetings, they soon evolved into a book publishing house.

Working collaboratively, the artists, writers, and community volunteers of Ediciones Vigía employ repurposed materials such as butcher paper, yarn, fabric, leaves, dried flowers, and tin foil to create unique handmade editions in runs of 200 or less. While the material limitations of the publishing house do echo the economic limitations of everyday life in Cuba, Estévez has asserted that the handmade aesthetic of their publications was not chosen strictly "out of material need or because there existed no other possibilities…. Vigía emerges out of aesthetic necessities."

--Ana, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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Santera with Dove, Matanzas, Cuba.

Photo: Claire Garoutte

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Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas, Cuba

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The Canimar River in Matanzas Province, Cuba

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Día 21...

Con una matanza y la primera recompensa de Katakuri

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Intercoastal, actually the Matanzas River  - Palm Coast Florida, taken from the Palm Coast Parkway bridge... on a bike ride over to A1A 

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🇪🇸 En 1391, las persecuciones y asesinatos de judíos en España afectaron lugares como Sevilla, Castilla, Aragón y Toledo. Durante la época musulmana, las comunidades judías florecieron, contribuyendo al desarrollo cultural, económico y literario. El Rey Alfonso V El Noble otorgó algunos derechos a los judíos, pero las masacres, como la de Granada, llevaron a muchos a huir hacia el norte. Figuras como Shem Tob de Carrión destacan por sus aportaciones. Acompañando esta historia, escuchamos canciones sefardíes como "Yo me enamorí" y "Debajo de la Rosa", recordando que la historia de Sefarad es parte de la historia cultural de España.

🇮🇱 En 1391, las persekusiones i asesinatos de djudíos en Espanya afektaron lugars komo Sevilla, Castilla, Aragón i Toledo. Durante la epoka musulmana, las komunidades djudías en Espanya flavorecieron, kontribuyendo al desaroyo kultural, ekonómiko i literario. El Rey Alfonso V El Noble otorgó alkunos derechios a los djudíos, pero las matansas, komo la de Granada, forzaron a munchos a irse al norte. Figuras komo Shem Tob de Carrión se destakan por sus kontribusiones. En esta historia, eskuchamos kantes sefardíes komo "Yo me enamorí" i "Debajo de la Rosa", rekordando ke la historia de Sefarad es parte de la historia kultural de Espanya.

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Matanzas, Cuba

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American Auto Trail-A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway (Crescent Beach to Ormond-by-the-Sea FL)

American Auto Trail-A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway (Crescent Beach to Ormond-by-the-Sea FL) https://youtu.be/yPa3_ruegjI This American auto trail explores the route of Florida Highway A1A south along the Atlantic Ocean.

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Patricia - Pérez Prado

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Brandon Lopez Trio — Matanzas (Relative Pitch)

Matanzas by Brandon Lopez trio

There are musicians who leverage their instrument’s conventional vocabulary to create works of art, and then there’s Brandon Lopez. The NYC-based composer and improvisor has crafted an entirely new language for the double bass. His is a sound rooted in many locations simultaneously, primarily those vast swathes that extend beyond tradition. Deep growls, peals of thunder, shrieking caterwauls, intense thrumming: Lopez coaxes all these resonances from his instrument without the aid of electronics. Yet the relatively young improvisor also knows when to dial back his aggressively idiosyncratic ways, to vibe with his sparring partners on the bandstand and achieve symbiosis. His desire to commiserate is commensurate with his confidence and curiosity.

With his trio, Lopez has found the perfect partners to achieve the divergent modes of fierce experimentalism and collaborative groupthink. Buffalo-based saxophonist Steve Baczkowski stuffs all manner of implements into the bell of his horn to extract divergent timbres from the belly of the beast. Outside of his work with Lopez, he associates with the noiseniks of the American northeast, shredding eardrums alongside outré guitarist Bill Nace and human tornado Chris Corsano. Gerald Cleaver is an elder statesman with a long and impeccable CV, who – no matter how outside he goes – always has at least one of his limbs in some sort of groove. His drumming skills are so in demand that it’s easier to list the performers he hasn’t played with rather than the other way around. Together, these three adept players are like a controlled burn: their flame is bright and hot, but it yields before reducing its surroundings to ash. 

Matanzas translates to “slaughters” or “massacres,” but Lopez and his compatriots are not so bold as to attempt to cause terminal otalgia in their listeners. Their music shatters boundaries, not eardrums; it’s exploratory rather than aggressive. As “Dithyramb, Sodomy, Salt” comes into focus, Baczkowski has stuffed an aluminum can into his horn, so that his contemplative blowing creates serrated edges across which Lopez and Cleaver duck and weave. Soon, the trio ratchet up the energy, Lopez strutting about the fingerboard in a blur while Cleaver transforms into an octopus. Baczkowski’s sheet metal shrieking becomes a snarling glossolalia before eventually subsiding into a mid-register drone in the final few minutes. 

On the much longer “Gomorrah, Philadelphia,” Lopez gets more exploratory with his bass, pulling out some of the more creative tricks from his solo endeavors. The visceral nature of his playing comes into focus as he saws and hammers the strings, and taps his fingers across the wooden body. Baczkowski and Cleaver seem more contemplative on this piece, often falling silent or spilling out tiny fragments of sound. Later, Cleaver leads the other two players toward a clattering, almost funky rhythm and then shoots off into a mutant jazz-rock orbit as the piece concludes. There’s an almost sinister nature to this improvisation; it’s the nightfall to the preceding track’s dawn. This balance between the ecstatic, the malevolent, and the beatific befits the spirit of this trinity of daring musicians. On Matanzas, their many moods are on display, and this can be both dizzying and exhilarating, so buckle in and enjoy the ride.

Bryon Hayes

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Vida en 35mm.

Matanzas, Cuba 2018.

Leica M6 Classic 0.85, Summicron 50mm f/2 v.3, Ilford PAN100, D-76 (stock).

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Küba'da Enerji Krizi ve Alınan Tedbirler

Küba’da Enerji Krizi ve Tedbirler Küba Savunma Bakanlığı, 18 Ekim tarihinde ana enerji santrallerinde yaşanan arızaların devam etmesi ve tropikal fırtına Oscar’ın onarım çalışmalarını olumsuz etkilemesi nedeniyle alınan önlemlerin uzatıldığını duyurdu. Açıklamada, hastaneler gibi hayati öneme sahip hizmetlerin kesintisiz olarak devam edeceği belirtilirken, okulların ve zorunlu olmayan kamu…

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Crisis Eléctrica en Cuba: Apagón Masivo y Llamado a la Austeridad

Apagón Masivo en Cuba: Una Crisis Eléctrica sin Precedentes La red eléctrica de Cuba sufrió un colapso total el pasado viernes, dejando a todo el país sumido en la oscuridad. Este incidente ocurrió menos de 24 horas después de que el gobierno enfatizara la urgencia de paralizar la economía con el fin de ahorrar electricidad, en medio de una grave escasez de gasolina y cortes de energía…

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Israel intensifica el genocidio en Gaza y profundiza las matanzas en el Líbano