THE Book of Havana is here - General Tiki

I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 2:14 PM The Polidori book, and others showing the modern decay - although they have great somewhat-haunted imagery, are a bit like looking at a photo of an elderly couple. You can admire the wrinkles, and see the many stories contained in their eyes .... but you have no idea of what those stories are. That is what is exciting about this new Cuba book - it is a look back into those eyes, to go back in time, so you can see a bit of Cuba and how it was like when they were younger - to see the razzle and the dazzle and the sparkling and the optimism. A book based on textual description could have done only so much .... this Cuba book deserves as much of a visual celebration as the Book of Tiki did. I'm definitely enjoying looking at all of these posted pictures.

The Polidori book, and others showing the modern decay - although they have great somewhat-haunted imagery, are a bit like looking at a photo of an elderly couple. You can admire the wrinkles, and see the many stories contained in their eyes .... but you have no idea of what those stories are.

That is what is exciting about this new Cuba book - it is a look back into those eyes, to go back in time, so you can see a bit of Cuba and how it was like when they were younger - to see the razzle and the dazzle and the sparkling and the optimism.

A book based on textual description could have done only so much .... this Cuba book deserves as much of a visual celebration as the Book of Tiki did. I'm definitely enjoying looking at all of these posted pictures.

Post #396727 by ikitnrev on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 2:14 PM