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
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!"
-"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?!"
-"I am! That's all! No theory! No sciences! No discourses! No label! Case closed!" responds Reinier and keeps painting lips.
-"Oye, tremendo arroz con mango!"* replied Carlos, "where is this supposed to end? What the hell are you?"
- "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:
*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)
-AFAR - Travel Photography Award 2018 / 3rd place / for the photo NIGHT FALLS ABOVE JESUS MARIA / USA
-KOLGA PHOTO AWARD 2017 / shortlisted category „documentary“ / Tbilisi History Museum / GEORGIA
-ATHEN PHOTO FESTIVAL 2017 / shortlisted / GREECE
-LAF5 - Latin American Fotografía 5"/ 2016 / Winner / New York, USA
-IPA 2016 - International Photography Awards/ 1st place / professional / category Event: social cause / USA
-PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 / professional / People's Choice: Category Winner / category: Press / FRANCE
-PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 / professional / People's Choice: 1st place / category: Press, Feature Story / FRANCE
-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)
-KOLGA PHOTO AWARD 2017 showcase at KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO week, May 2017, GEORGIA
-„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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