Tuvimos el placer de conocer y entrevistar a Robert Diago sobre su exposición para la 61a Bienal: 'Hombres Libres/Hombres Libres', ubicada en Via Garibaldi. Sus obras, un bosque escultórico hecho de materiales recuperados, exploran ideas de libertad e identidad uniéndose.
Bienal de Venecia
Roberto Diago representa a Cuba en la 61ª Bienal de Venecia con "Hombres libres", una instalación que convierte las heridas de la esclavitud en emblemas de resistencia.
A las 11 de la mañana de este sábado 9 de mayo, hora local, los Giardini di Castello y el Arsenale de Venecia abrirán sus puertas para la edición 61 de la Exposición Internacional de Arte, la Bienal más antigua del mundo.
Il titolo Hombres Libres porta con sé un peso politico e simbolico immediato, in un momento in cui Cuba affronta un blocco energetico prolungato e crescenti tensioni internazionali. Il progetto si articola attorno a un gruppo di sculture — teste di diverse dimensioni — che avanzano verso lo spettatore in un movimento di incontro e confronto diretto.
The project focuses on a reflection on the concept of freedom and its historical and cultural construction. In the artist’s perspective, freedom is configured as a process that requires awareness, memory and constant tension. The work insists on the idea that freedom can be understood as an ongoing practice involving the maintenance of dignity and the preservation of memory.
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“The title: Hombres Libres. Free Men. A declaration in two words. We are the maroons — forever finding home, reclaiming freedom from within, unseen and invincible. Diago’s work carries the weight of memory and the dignity of resistance with extraordinary force and tenderness. A powerful reminder that freedom is never granted. It is claimed, embodied, and lived.”
In un paesaggio materico, per la partecipazione alla 61ma Mostra Internazionale d’Arte della Biennale di Venezia l’artista Roberto Diago non rappresenta la pelle nera come superficie passiva, ma come archivio di traumi, resistenza e sopravvivenza.
Titled “Free Men,” the series—begun in 2025—marks a mature stage in the visual repertoire of this Cuban creator. Known since the 1990s for giving voice to Afro-descendant communities, Diago Durruthy’s art reinterprets arte povera. He designs and assembles sculptures of various sizes using materials employed by marginalized communities—from Havana to Brazil and South Africa—in the spontaneous construction of their habitats.
‘Hombres Libres / Free Men’ is the project by artist Roberto Diago for the Pavilion of Cuban Republic at the 61st International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Nelson Ramirez de Arellano Conde and the commissioner of Daneisy García Roque. The exhibition, open from May 9 to November 22, is located at Il Giardino Bianco - Art Space, at Via Garibaldi 1814, between the Giardini and the Arsenale.
PABELLÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE CUBA En la 61. Exposición Internacional de Arte - La Biennale di Venezia
HOMBRES LIBRES
Comisionado: Daneisy García Roque
Curador: Nelson Ramirez de Arellano Conde
Expositor: Roberto Diago
Il Giardino Bianco - Art Space
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1814.
Venecia Del 9 de mayo al 22 de noviembre, 2026
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