Unraveling the layers

This photo right here, could describe one of the reasons I am completely smitten and constantly drawn back to Cuba. A place with many layers, colours, history and complexities. Once you peel back one layer, another more impressive intricate detail is revealed. It only makes you more curious to learn what it took to create these impressive urban spaces and imagine what it must have looked like back in the day. No need for a book on architecture, it’s all visually there. Able to see different era’s in time from Art Deco to neo-classical. As a artist myself, this is my favourite part of traveling. Observing and inspired by all the artisans, designers, masonries, painters that create spaces, and places. As flaneur, I try to take time to really observe these things. It begins with appreciating the smaller details to understand the bigger picture. It’s about taking it all in. Not just skimming the surface but going deeper and unraveling the layers one by one