El Centro Cultural de España en La Habana apoya institucionalmente el proyecto La Esclavitud, por consi­derarlo de gran interés para Cuba, dada la relación que este triste fenó­meno ha tenido con su propia histo­ria.

Por ese motivo, este Centro fue sede recientemente de las Jornadas sobre «Las Esclavitud Negra en An­dalucia y la Península Ibérica» orga­nizadas por la Fundación de Cultura Afrohispanoamericana CEIBA y que tuvieron una acogida muy favorable por parte del público cubano.

Estamos seguros que esta exposi­ción suscitará el mismo entusiasmo.

María Amezúa
Directora Adjunta

Gerald Steven Pinedo regards his installation on the slave trade as the major work of his life. Not just because, in terms of its dimensions and the amount of time and material invested, this is his largest creative work, but because as a descendant of slaves, he feels a profound obligation to set up a memorial to the millions of abducted and tormented victims, deprived of all rights.

We wholeheartedly support Gerald Steven Pinedo's artistic endeavour to preserve the memory of a dark chapter of human history and sincerely hope that his installation, on its tour of Latin America and various European cities, will meet with the respect and attention it deserves.

Günther Gottschalk
Member of the board of the
Gothaer Kunstforum