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Between2008and2010MauroDAgativisitedMasoniclodgesinHavanatotakephotosofthissecretandlargelyunseenworld.ThroughDAgatisimagesofMasonicmeetings,temples,symbols,documents,aswellasportraitsoftheMasonsthemselves,wegainaccesstotheintricateritualsofMasoniclife,whichareablendoftheearnest,mysterioustraditionsofanelitefraternityandeverydayCubanexistence.TheGrandLodgeofCubaholdsaspecialpositioninFreemasonrycirclesasCubaisoneofthefewCommunistnationswhereMasonrystillthrives:todaythereare316lodgesandmorethan29,000membersontheisland.Theprecisedetailsoftheworkingswithinatemplemaynotberevealedtothepublic,yetDAgatisphotostakeusasfaraspermissibleintothisfascinatingsubculture.MauroDAgati,born1968inPalermo,beganworkingasaprofessionalphotographerin1996,initiallycoveringmanySicilianjazzfestivals,aswellasartandtheatricalevents.HehascontributedtointernationalpublicationsincludingLeMonde,Stern,andItalianVanityFair.SteidlhaspublishedDAgatisPalermoUnsung2009,andAlamarandNapuleShot,bothin2010.
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