Coco Moni b. 1967

Carlos Coco Moni was born in Buenos Aires but has made a home in America in the Key Biscayne area of Florida. Having studied photography in Buenos Aires at the Instituto Superio de Arte Fotograpfico, Moni produced a spectacular body of work photographing in Cuba. Taken by the situation in that country as well as the natural beauty and unique feel, he has taken both images of the landscape and city of Habana.

In Eternal Wagons we know we are looking at the ruins of train car abandoned but he photographs in such a way that it becomes a beautiful abstraction as he tonally pares down the color variation. It is a stunning glimpse of decay that makes us think of what it must have been like at one time and how the clock stopped. There is also perhaps a metaphoric play in the title as this particular image can be enjoyed simply for its aesthetic value and at a deeper level as a commentary on the political situation.