CUBA TV PHOTOBOOK

A small old-fashioned television displaying a scene of young people dancing. On top of the TV, there are decorative items including a wicker basket with a small tree, a vase with pink roses, a Santa figurine, and small plush or ceramic figures.
A small old-fashioned television displaying a scene of young people dancing. On top of the TV, there are decorative items including a wicker basket with a small tree, a vase with pink roses, a Santa figurine, and small plush or ceramic figures.
A bedroom with green walls. An old television on a white cloth, displaying a black-and-white face. A pink oscillating fan on a dark wooden dresser. A white electric fan on top of the TV. A small vase of pink flowers and a blue bottle on the dresser. A pink propeller fan and a vase with a brass structure and white globe on a bedside table.
A bedroom with green walls. An old television on a white cloth, displaying a black-and-white face. A pink oscillating fan on a dark wooden dresser. A white electric fan on top of the TV. A small vase of pink flowers and a blue bottle on the dresser. A pink propeller fan and a vase with a brass structure and white globe on a bedside table.
A person sitting in pink clothing and shoes watching an old-fashioned television with a green screen in a dimly lit room with tiled floor and glass window in the background.
A person sitting in pink clothing and shoes watching an old-fashioned television with a green screen in a dimly lit room with tiled floor and glass window in the background.

But these sets in Cuba are different. Long umbilical cords snake off to outlets unknown. Knobs so space-age that they couldn’t have ever been functional. A green hue makes each telenovela look like it takes place aboard a submarine. None of it makes sense, it’s all impossible. These rickety old boxes Lueck discovered in plain sight look to be the secret machines powering the entire façade of Cuba. excerpt from the foreward by Daniel Kraus

Brown textured box with a gold emblem that says 'Television International Hawaii' and features a television icon.
Book titled 'The Gubat' by Simone Luck with a cover illustration of a vintage scene featuring a woman in historical clothing sitting in a room with chairs and a patterned green rug.
Book titled 'The Gubat' by Simone Luck with a cover illustration of a vintage scene featuring a woman in historical clothing sitting in a room with chairs and a patterned green rug.

CUBA TV
MARK BATTY PUBLISHER, NEW YORK
FOREWARD BY DANIEL KRAUS
80 PAGES, 8.5 × 8.5 INCHES
COLOR
CASEBOUND
ISBN: 9781935613268

A photograph of an old, cluttered kitchen featuring a vintage television, a small stove, a wooden table, and shelves with dishes and other items, all set against a green wall.

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