For nearly three years, Christopher Sims made phone calls and sent letters to various military personnel in order to gain access to the military base at Guantanamo Bay. Finally allowed to visit in 2006, Sims spent four days photographing the spaces inhabited and created by those who work and reside on the naval base, primarily in the Windward Point area. What results is a series of strange and familiar landscapes, wherein emblems of Americana punctuate a place that, in spite of public awareness, has remained largely invisible.
Club Survivor, Camp AmericaLeeward mess hall, Naval StationOffice trailers, Camp AmericaJungle gym, Naval StationMcDonald's, Naval StationU.S. post office, Camp AmericaOutdoor movie theater, Naval StationYou can see the complete set of photos here. The collection will be shown at the Civilian Art Projects gallery in Washington, D.C., until March 14.
Club Survivor, Camp AmericaLeeward mess hall, Naval StationOffice trailers, Camp AmericaJungle gym, Naval StationMcDonald's, Naval StationU.S. post office, Camp AmericaOutdoor movie theater, Naval StationYou can see the complete set of photos here. The collection will be shown at the Civilian Art Projects gallery in Washington, D.C., until March 14.
