José Bedia’s work draws on cultural experiences related to his native Cuba. This painting visualizes the complex relationship between exiled Cubans and those they leave behind. Bisected horizontally, the composition follows an epic journey involving two stylized figures. In the upper half, the female figure bids farewell as her male counterpart rows away from the colossal head she kneels atop—a symbol Bedia often uses to represent Cuba. In the lower half, the figures, opposite one another on isolated lands, reconnect by phone, intertwining white lines marking their communication. The wistful title conveys both the longing and hardship that permeates such separations.