In a limited edition of 50 copies

Issued in a black paper-covered slipcase lined with red paper.

"Artist proof printed in Havana, Cuba at the Taller Experimental de Gráfica de la Habana and the Taller de Serigrafía René Portocarrero. Edition printed in San Francisco, California, 2017. All imagery by Carrie Ann Plank. Text by Hanoi Pérez and Megan Adie"--Colophon.

"Special thanks to Yerandee González Durán, Keisha Mrotek and Chris Rolik for their invaluable assistance."--Colophon

Text in English and Spanish.

The sound of the state of being in Havana, Cuba is expressed through images by Carrie Ann Plank and text by Hanoi Pérez and Megan Adie in Spanish and English. These are not translations, but rather individual investigations of the same concept. These four concepts, Buscar (to search), Esperar (to wait), Resolver (to solve problems) and Querer (to want) are common in contemporary Cuban vernacular.

"Carrie Ann Plank is an artist working in the mediums of printmaking, installation, painting, and glass. Plank's work is included in many private and public collections including the Fine Art Archives of the Library of Congress, Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the Guanlan Print Art Museum in China, and the Iraq National Library in Baghdad. Recent and upcoming noteworthy shows include solo shows at DZINE Gallery in San Francisco, The Academy of Art University, Bullseye Projects in Portland, OR, and Fourth Wall Gallery, Oakland, CA. Recent residencies include Edition/Basel: Printed in Cuba at the Taller Experimental de Grafica de La Habana in Havana, Cuba, the Islensk Grafik in Reykjavik, Iceland, Edition/Basel: Printed in Basel at Druckwerk in Basel, Switzerland, Mullowney Printing in San Francisco, CA, Haystack Mountain School of Craft in Deer Isle, ME, and Bullseye Glass in Emeryville, CA. Megan Adie is a book artist and printmaker originally from California. Her career as a musician, specializing in historical performance practice, brought her to Switzerland and Denmark, where she lived until 2016. Most recently, Megan returned to San Francisco, where she currently is Full Time Faculty and Printmaking Studio Manager at the Academy of Art University. She publishes books and prints under the imprint Aviary Press, and has organized EDITION/Basel, a printmaking residency in Basel, Switzerland, since 2012. Her works can be found in collections including the New York Public Library, Royal Danish Library, Oxford Library, and Stanford University. Hanoi Pérez is a Cuban artist working in the mediums of printmaking, artist books, installation, and performance. Hanoi exhibits internationally and his work is included in multiple collections including Stanford University, the Library of Congress, and the New York Public library. Hanoi works additionally as a master printer and curator in Havana, Cuba"--Vamp & Tramp website (viewed August 14, 2018).

Buscar (first line: Spanish: La información que no me diiste, sí, aquella; first line: English: To search, audibly)

Esperar (first line: Spanish: Espera, espera, espera, espera, espera, espera; first line: English: To wait, audily)

Resolver (First line: Spanish: El problema es que este viejo radio; First line: English: To solve problems, audibly)

Querer (First line: Spanish: Necesito, luego quiero; First line: English: To yearn is a song)

American poetry > 21st century > Specimens.

Cuban poetry > 21st century > Specimens.

Artists' books > California > San Francisco > Specimens.

Havana (Cuba) > Social conditions > 21st century > In art.

Havana (Cuba) > In art.

California > San Francisco.

Cuba > Havana.

Poetry.

Artists' books.

Art.

Specimens.

Poetry.

Artists' books.

Artists' books - California - San Francisco - 2017.

Screen prints.

Taller Experimental de Gráfica (Havana, Cuba), printer.

Taller de Serigrafía René Portocarrero, printer.

Cuba Havana.

United States California San Francisco.