Ibrahim Miranda ~ Cuba

el viaje
Poems by Orlando Hernández
Illustrations by Ibrahim Miranda
Havana, Cuba: Taller Graphica Contemporania, 2003. Edition of 50.

11.5 x 13.5"; 36 pages. Spanish text on verso with illustration on recto. Fold out page at end with English translation by Noel Smith. Printed in 2003 at the Taller Graphica Contemporania of Nelson Domingues, Havana, Cuba. Bound in black boards with illustration and title tipped on front board.

el viaje (the voyage) is a set of nine verses by Cuban poet Orlando Hernández. Each verse is accompanied by an illustration by Cuban artist Ibrahim Miranda. The text is in Spanish with an English translation by Noel Smith added.

Institute for Research in Art at the University of South Florida, Tampa: "Ibrahim Miranda is a young Cuban artist who has gained international attention for his prints and paintings. A native of Pinar del Rio, he attended the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana; shortly after graduation he began to exhibit in Cuba, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, and the United States."

Parachute (magazine), 2007: "Orlando Hernández lives and works in La Habana. He is an art historian, art critic, poet, and researcher of popular culture and Afro-Cuban ritual art. His essays have been published extensively in books, magazines, and catalogues, both in Cuba and abroad. He is currently working on a book project entitled Popular Art in the Caribbean, which is supported by the Prince Klaus Trust Fund. He is a member of the International Association of Art Critics and the Unión des Escritores y Artistas de Cuba."

University of South Florida International Affairs: "Noel Smith is Curator of Education/Latin American and Caribbean Art at the Institute for Research in Art/Graphicstudio, Contemporary Art Museum and Public Art at the University of South Florida in Tampa. ... She has an M.A. in art history (with an emphasis on history of photography), directs the USF Museum Studies Graduate Certificate, teaches and lectures widely in the region. Smith is also a literary translator."

... now that the voyage
or whatever
was over
my heart could forget its hurry
find its own way
and discover its star.

$1,000