El Acercamiento Delicioso

March 2017
​Fabrica de Arte Cubano, Havana, Cuba
food containers, food, beverages

A social experiment commenting on the United States’ imperialism and its relationship with Cuba. Due to the embargo lasted for decades, one can not see mainstream U.S. products sold in Cuba. At the bar in this renowned art gallery/nightclub in Havana that attracts many foreign tourists, the bartenders sold a common Cuban drink and snack in disguise with U.S. fast food containers I made and brought from the States. The hidden English message in the container can be read only when the food is finished. It was a surprise for many tourists, including those from the U.S., who came to Cuba seeking to experience its “distance” from the American empire.

Actual food and drink sold on site: Frita Cubana (Cuban burger) and Cuba Libre (rum and coke).