A DUET OF PHOTOGRAPHS by SCHMITT-Otamendiz / Conceptual documentary photography / LA habana / long-term project since / AWARDED AS WORK IN PROGRESS / A SELECTION / COLOR PART by Kirstin Schmitt


ARROZ CON

MANGO

- EL HOMBRE NUEVO part i.


SYNOPSIS


Havana, in a collective taxi:

Carlos, a random passenger is concerned: "Everyday more and more of your people are in the streets!"

  1. -"How do you call someone who is neither woman nor man?" His wife Rosa is clueless too: "Transvestite, Transsexual, transgender, queer, homosexual, non binary, pan gender, third sex?!"

  2. -"I am! That's all! No theory! No sciences! No discourses! No label! Case closed!" responds Reinier and keeps painting lips.

  3. -"Oye, tremendo arroz con mango!"* replied Carlos, "where is this supposed to end? What the hell are you?"

  4. - "The new man!"** Reinier laughs loud while he is fixing his wig: "Viva la revolución, compañeros!" he replies, jumps out of the car and gets lost in the crowd...



NOTES:

  1. *The Cuban slang “rice with mango” (rice with mango) is a typical expression for a sticky situation, something scandalous or a big mess

** Allusion to the central aim of the socialist revolution: The creation of the NEW MAN!






AWARDS (for single photos of the series by Kirstin Schmitt)


  1. -AFAR - Travel Photography Award 2018 / 3rd place / for the photo NIGHT FALLS ABOVE JESUS MARIA / USA

  2. -KOLGA PHOTO AWARD 2017 / shortlisted  category „documentary“ / Tbilisi History Museum / GEORGIA

  3. -ATHEN PHOTO FESTIVAL 2017 / shortlisted / GREECE

  4. -LAF5 - Latin American Fotografía 5"/ 2016 / Winner / New York, USA

  5. -IPA 2016 - International Photography Awards/ 1st place / professional / category Event: social cause / USA

  6. -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 /  professional / People's Choice: Category Winner / category: Press / FRANCE

  7. -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 /  professional / People's Choice: 1st place / category: Press, Feature Story / FRANCE

  8. -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 /  professional / People's Choice: 2nd place / category: Press, Political / FRANCE

- PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 /  professional / Honorable mention / FRANCE

- THE FAMILY OF MEN / IPA-International Photography Awards 2016 /professional /Honorable mention / USA

- THE FAMILY OF MEN / IPA-International Photography Awards / Honorable mention / for NIGHT FALLS ABOUVE JESUS MARIA / USA 






EXHIBITIONS  (single photos of the series)


  1. -KOLGA PHOTO AWARD 2017 showcase  at KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO week, May 2017, GEORGIA

  2. -F22“ - contemporary Cuban photography“ presented by UNEAC - Unión de escritores y artistas de Cuba, February 2017, La Habana, CUBA






CREDITS


Artist KIRSTIN SCHMITT & JUAN ARISTIDES OTAMENDIZ - Berlin / Havana

Local producer  JUAN ARISTIDES OTAMENDIZ - Havana

Executive producer  KIRSTIN SCHMITT - Berlin

Co-producer  MAREN SCHMITT (BERLIN)

Production house  SAILOR`S YARN - Berlin





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