Here, we see a typical Cuban scene at dusk: a corner shop with a few people inside, the bright colours found on the streets of Havana are muted in the evening light. Jérôme Sessini’s Rationing Store references Cuba’s food distribution system known as Libreta de Abastecimiento. Instated in 1962, the system administers individual rations and frequency of supplies. Most of the products are circulated at the local bodega (a rationing store) as depicted here. In this work, Sessini has created a dramatic scene out of a mundane activity.