Jorge Alberto Cadi's Suitcase Objects at Galerie Christian Berst

Jorge Alberto Cadi, known as "El Buzo," creates assemblages using found objects collected from Havana's streets. His exhibition "El Buzo" at Galerie Christian Berst in Paris runs from October 12 to November 23, 2019. Cadi incorporates black-and-white photographs, anonymous press clippings, and religious symbols like crosses and devil horns, which he highlights with white, red, or black stitching. The artist's process, described by Christian Berst as "hybridization and concretion," transforms discarded suitcases into containers for collages. Cadi states, "When you close the suitcase, you bring together people who have never seen each other. They travel again... sometimes in another dimension." The suitcase serves as a symbolic object that reunites forgotten individuals, creating new meanings while remaining open to interpretation. The exhibition features works such as an untitled piece from circa 2015, ink, collage, and stitching on a suitcase, measuring 17 x 68.4 x 52.5 cm.