series ARROZ CON MANGO - THE NEW MEN


  • Photographer
    kirstin schmitt
  • Prize
    1st Place / Event/Social Cause
  • Company/Studios
    SAILOR`S YARN
  • Date of Photograph
    2015 & 2016
  • Technical Info
    Canon 5D Mark II
Story

_________SYNOPSIS

Havana, March 2016, in a shared 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, 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 his red lips.
- "Oye, tremendo arroz con mango!"* replies Carlos, "where 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...

- The series ARROZ CON MANGO–THE NEW MEN portrays Cubans without labels in their everyday life.

(NOTES
* The Cuban slang “rice with mango” is a typical expression for a sticky situation, something scandalous or a big mess
** Ambiguous allusion to the central aim of the socialist revolution: The creation of THE NEW MEN)


_________BACKGROUD / CONTEXT of the serie

The personal and social dealing with gender and sexuality are key-indicators for the status quo of a society, its progress and its openness. Although people from the LGBT-community are no longer send into reeducation camps like years ago, but they are still suffering discrimination. The emerging community ensures different opinions: Mariela Castro, daughter of the Cuban President Raul Castro, is a vigorous advocate for LGBT-rights. Since then each day more and more people have the courage to confess themselves and take their place in society. But many citizens are still feeling caution or hostility.


_________KEYFACTS

long term project since deciember 2016 / La Habana / the series emergred of the series WAITING FOR THE CANDYMEN

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