Photographed: Exploring Fusterlandia, a poor neighborhood transformed with art
Cuban artist José Fuster transformed his rundown neighborhood outside of Havana after returning from a successful gallery tour of Europe in 1975.
Inspired by Gaudi’s public mosaic work in Barcelona he started decorating his modest home and studio with colorful crude tiles. When he was finished there, he asked his neighbors if he could transform their homes with mosaic artwork. And now many homes, small businesses, and public spaces — including bus stops, fountains, and benches — are covered with the artist’s childlike imagination.
