Introduction

Today on Taiwan Uncovered, I am joined by Cuban artist Humberto Diaz and Taiwanese artist Esther Lin. Both have been part of a wider exchange between artists and creatives from Cuba and Taiwan.  In this episode, we will be shedding some light on what this exchange has involved, learn more about the art scene in Taiwan and Cuba, and find out just how much Cuba and Taiwan have in common culturally and geopolitically.

Check out Taiwanese writer Huang Chong-kai's (黃崇凱) novel 'The Formosa Exchange' here.  Humberto's installation 'Parallel Universes 2023' that we discuss was part of the exhibition 'Mirroring Now - the Southern Image' at Waley Art, held in mid-November. You can watch the livestream of the discussion that Artgong (藝術宮) hosted on November 28, titled: “We Both Have a Big Neighbour:  the Mirrored Geopolitics of Cuba and Taiwan" on Instagram here.