Untitled (three photographs: Cuban revolutionaries) after 1950

Curator: Lester Cole's Untitled, a triptych of photographs featuring Cuban revolutionaries, is quite striking. The prints, each measuring about 8 by 10 inches, capture very different scenes. Editor: Yes, the high contrast and density make me think of film noir. There's something ominous about the way the revolutionaries are portrayed, framed by sharp architectural lines and tropical vegetation. Curator: What’s fascinating to me is the contrast between the staged, almost performative quality of the gatherings, versus the rigid geometry of the spaces they occupy. The figures become elements in a carefully constructed composition. Editor: It's true; the photographs seem to both celebrate and critique the revolution, holding space for idealism and disillusionment in the same breath. They invite us to reflect on how power and image-making intersect. Curator: Ultimately, I think these images reveal the human complexities behind historical moments, the way individuals become both actors and subjects in history's grand narratives. Editor: Indeed, Cole's lens captures not just a revolution, but the quiet moments within a revolution, full of layered perspectives.