""Empathy is what I used to think art was about, but then I realised we would never know what this experience is. I can imagine it... But the actual terror they feel, I don't think you can ever really get there. So then we realised, maybe it's not empathy that's the goal, but embodiment.""
""Life in Cuba has devolved into a catastrophe in recent months. For Cubans who have lived away from the island for years, the possible fall of the revolutionary government is a prospect mired in contradiction: exuberance at the possibility of a Cuba freed from dictatorship; despair knowing that leaders in the US... are mostly interested in the economic resources they can extract from the island.""
""I cannot explain to you how dire things are...""
A rusted vessel, salvaged from Key Biscayne, serves as a focal point in an exhibition addressing the dire conditions faced by Cuban migrants. The artwork reflects the perilous 93-mile journey many undertake across the Straits of Florida. Artists Wright and Millares emphasize the difference between empathy and embodiment in understanding the migrant experience. Life in Cuba has deteriorated significantly, with many Cubans abroad feeling a mix of hope for change and despair over the ongoing hardships faced by those still on the island.
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