Divicion Political

In the spring of 2006 I returned to Havana for six weeks, to find a continued battle of media between the US Interest Section and the Cuban Government. The US Interest Section had installed window sized LED signs across the 5th or 6th floor of the building in an effort to inform the Cuban peoples of current events as they traveled along the Malécon. The Malécon is a 6 km road bordering the city of Havana and the sea, a place for Cubans to gather, enjoy the sea breeze, the living room of the city. The Cuban government quickly raised 50 flagpoles each with a black flag and a single white star, effectively blocking the signage. What one views is a group of majestic black flags blowing in the breeze with a flickering red light behind them; the colors of the Communist party- the revolution. Division Politico is an 8 page accordion book made from a 1980's Cuban atlas with images of the flags silk-screened across the pages of the book.

Silkscreen on found Cuban geography text printed at the Taller Nelson Domingez, Havana, Cuba.
Printer: Hanoi Perez
2006 Edition of 6 12.5 x 70 inches, 31.75 x 177.8cm $600