▁on ▁life ▁in ▁contemporary ▁Cuba . ▁Her ▁work ▁l ends ▁itself ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁narr ative ▁that ▁plays ▁on ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁Alice ▁in ▁Wonder land , ▁but ▁instead ▁her ▁character ▁is ▁a ▁child like ▁expl orer ▁of ▁Cuba ▁under ▁the ▁F idel ▁Castro ▁regime . ▁ ▁By ▁choosing ▁to ▁name ▁her ▁character ▁Ari ad ne , ▁Ram os ▁all udes ▁at ▁Greek ▁myth ology . ▁Ari ad ne ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁god dess ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁Min os ▁of ▁Cre te ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁P asi pha e . ▁In ▁her ▁story , ▁she ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁A then ian ▁hero , ▁These us , ▁and ▁plays ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role ▁in ▁helping ▁him ▁sl ay ▁the ▁Min ota ur . ▁In ▁return , ▁she ▁expects ▁him ▁to ▁marry ▁her ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁Ath ens . ▁However , ▁These us ▁ab and ons ▁Ari ad ne ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁N ax os ▁( Con nor ). ▁ ▁Another ▁common ▁theme ▁in ▁Ram os ’ ▁piece ▁is ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁water ▁that ▁emphas izes ▁a ▁physical ▁separation ▁to ▁express ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁isol ation ▁and ▁to , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁fluid ity ▁in ▁her ▁life . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ 2 0 1 3 - ▁Inv ited ▁Art ist . ▁La ▁B ienn ale ▁di ▁Venez ia . ▁Ven ice , ▁Italy . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 - ▁Inv ited ▁Art ist . ▁XI ▁Hab ana