Carlos Martiel, Tierra de nadie, 2022, Galleria Continua Image courtesy of the artist © Carlos Martiel

Witnessing the work of Cuban artist Carlos Martiel is equivalent to an intimate rendezvous with the colonial history of absolute pain, mournful grief, stark violence, displacement, and the turbulent seas of immigration. These are not mere themes; they are viscerally conscious events, deeply entwined with the legacies of Martiel’s ancestors and his navigations through lived experiences, all of which ignite the fire of Martiel’s intense creative manifestations.

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