Dainier Silva

Freelance Photographer

Born in Cuba in 1985, graduated from the University of Camagüey in Sociocultural Studies in 2013, began photographing in 2018.

His artwork emphasizes documentary photography, capturing Cuba’s unfiltered reality with a profound social commitment. In March 2024, he published «Faces and corners: 100 Glimpses of an Unveiled Cuba», a book that starkly reveals the hardship and poverty faced by many Cubans, serving as an authentic portrait of his country; work that has made him and object of constant harassment by the security of the Cuban state.

Without abandoning artistic exploration, he employs expressive and experimental techniques, reflecting on themes such as identity, time, memory, and loss. His work has twice been awarded the Cultura Democrática grant, underscoring his dedication to artistic freedom and his critical perspective on Cuba’s political landscape.

In several projects, his longtime partner, Yesenia Guerrero, has contributed actively as a model and assistant, enriching his work and contributing to some of his most notable images.

The life of the hands, a photographic exhibition by Dainier Silva. Cultura Democrática

Faces and corners: 100 Glimpses of an Unveiled Cuba. Cultura Democrática

Memories of childhood in Socialist Cuba

Urban Landscapes

Patriarch

The Series of Oblivion.

The Oblivion Series is an experimental photographic series that explores the emotional impact and intimate meaning of Oblivion. Explore life and memory through the lens. The photographs in this series portray the anguish and emptiness that accompany the loss of the quality of being present; exploring the duality between nostalgia and memory, despair and joy, and the internal struggle between the past and the present. These photographs are presented as allegories of Oblivion, and address themes such as the passage of time, oblivion, recollection and memory.

Abstract

The Series of Oblivion is an experimental photographic series that explores the emotional impact and intimate meaning of Oblivion, inquiring into existence and memory through the lens. The photographs in this series portray the anguish and emptiness that accompany the loss of the quality of being present; exploring the duality between nostalgia and memory, despair and joy, and the internal struggle between the past and the present. These photographs are presented as allegories of Oblivion, and address themes such as the passage of time, oblivion, recollection and memory.

Memories

Abstract

This set of abstract photography is a project of photographic experimentation that explores the relationship between form, light, environment, and multiple exposures. This series of exercises invites the viewer to view the image as a symbolic construction, where the combination of elements in time and space creates a unique experience. The images are composed of a series of simple objects, each with its own unique personality, which are combined to form a peculiar narrative. This narrative, woven with light and shadow, gives life to these forms and environments, creating a world of emotions, memories, and poetry.