Cuban graffiti artists illustrate life amid pandemic
Graffiti for "courage"
Location: Havana
Cuba's dilapidated buildings
have become canvases for graffiti artists
to express anguish and hope
(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CUBAN GRAFFITI ARTIST KNOWN AS "MR. MYL" SAYING:
"The word courage is very forceful in terms of message, right? It is telling you a specific thing. I think I put it on because what I like is that people interpret it freely, I don't feel that I am creating a message or really conveying it, I am presenting an image so that people, the public, can interpret it freely, and associate it with your life. In Cuba you have to live with courage all the time."
Location: Cojimar
This village inspired Ernest Hemingway's
'The Old Man and the Sea'
and youths have painted colorful murals
dedicated to healthcare workers
on the ruins by the waterfront
(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) LEADER OF "COLOR COJIMAR" PROJECT, CUBAN MUSICIAN SEKOU SARRIAS, SAYING:
"With the murals, this is the attitude we are taking - we are thanking the Cuban doctors, and the doctors of the world, their assistants, their volunteers. We are grateful for the work they are doing and this is a thank you from us. I am sure that this is a message other people have also sent."
