The traveling initiative, that combines poetry and visual art, has the
purpose of showing viewers the vicissitudes of armed conflicts and their
destructive effect from the social and economic viewpoint, in addition to
the terrible consequences to humans.

Bobbio, who has dedicated 51 years of his life to art, told the media he
was very happy for being in Havana for the first time ever. He said he had
tried to travel to Cuba earlier but his plans didn’t come through because
of the dictatorship ruling his country back then (1976-1983).

The Argentinean artist thanked Cuban poetry writer Ileana Mulet, who made
it possible for the Cubans to enjoy the exhibition.

He explained that around 60 writers and poets, from 18 countries,
generously supported the realization of the project to expose –be means of
a metaphorical language- the meaning of war and its consequences for mankind.

Bobbio said the exhibition is scheduled to be presented in the country of
origin of the participating artists. The itinerary includes, in Latin
America, Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Cuba, with the collaboration
of Ileana Mulet, who is involved in the project with her poem Kees me
siglo XXI.

The idea is to continue on to Europe in a tour that would comprise
Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Finland, during 2012 and 2013.

The program in Cuba includes a lecture about the function of art that will
be offered November 16 as part of an event organized by the Fototeca
(Photographic Library) of Cuba, named Noviembre Fotografico.

Likewise on the 18th there will be a talk about Pablo Bobbio’s work and a
poetry reading of works by Cuban poets Pablo Armando Fernandez, Cesar
Lopez, Nancy Morejon, Alex Pausides and Ileana Mulet, at the Guayasamin
center.