It is not all for him. Since childhood, Rene
Cardon, has dedicated himself to Cuban arts.
That is how his talent led him
to open a space in his home
on Diana Street and Cerro
Road, in the city of Havana.
I stopped going to school
after a certain grade
because they caught me with
a brimstone rock, right?
I was working on it. They brought
me here and my mother would scold
me and I would continue
doing it.
I always had my pockets full of
brimstone rocks and I would paint
them and I started to be
very serious about each one.
Every day this person from Havana dedicates 
himself, to carving wood.
with all the love he feels for his profession,
He uses all of his love for his profession to create Cuban artwork.
He made his own instruments and little by little
created a space that today, everyone knows.
What type of instruments
do you utilize?
I have made them. Look at that
one over there. I invent them myself.
What type of work do you like to do?
Which do you prefer?
I make works of love. I have a lot of love
for religion.
With what materials do you work?
I work with good woods. I
always get them from the trash.
What types of
wood do you use?
Majagua, cedar, mahogany.
Rene is one of many Cuban artists under 
the order of the new laws of the
independent contractor.He pays his 
permit and he makes enough to live.
Why do you like religious objects?
Because they are religious. Aside
from the fact that I like them.
Because the religious works are
popular, but I also like them.
The religious
branch has more success.
It has more success.
The population requests it more.
They request it a bit more.
As long as I can make enough money to cover what
I pay for my permit and have a little left over.
How much can that thing you
are making over there cost?
This one, $10.
Do you understand me?
It is a strange sensation between
the work and the will, as this artist states:
I like my work; but I do
not like my pieces.
Rene has a predilection for an African image.
It is like an African image-
my first African image piece.
What does it mean to you? What meaning does
it have? What value does it have for you?
A lot. It is a lot. Spiritual.
It is one of my things.
Although Rene did not decide this, through
the coincidences of life, he combined a natural
gift with the demands of the
environment where he grew up.
Contributing to himself, but also to
the society of which he is a part.
