Havana's Built and Social Environments

This visual and audio research project is a longitudinal exploration of Havana's built, social and economic environments. The project will span 10 years and utilize narrative journalism and ethnography to observe if US-Cuban relations influence Havana's built and social environments. Below are images from January 2016 and June 2017.


June 2017

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New infrastructure and internet access are the most notable differences since January 2016. At night people gathered in parks and side streets to access wifi. Smartphones created light clusters and groups of people sat in silence because all the conversations were taking place online. 

January 2016