Mia Westerlund Roosen’s Guantanamo Series, comprised of eight prints, delves into the human rights discourse surrounding the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This facility, established by the U.S. government in 2002 to house suspected Afghanistan war terrorists, stands as a central point of contention between opposing ideologies. Some view it as a suitable prison for the worst offenders and others as a symbol of moral decline. Through Westerlund Roosen’s evocative portfolio, she emphasized the need to address these enduring concerns, using the visual language of barbed wire as a metaphor for the intricate entanglement of rights, freedoms, and human lives within Guantanamo Bay. Westerlund Roosen’s art invites viewers to engage in the ongoing conversation in which national security, procedural justice, and human rights intersect. Each etching serves as an exploration of the complex web of ideological and humanitarian dilemmas encapsulated by Guantanamo. The edition features a poem by former Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad al-Rubaish (1979–2015) titled “Ode to the Sea,” which expresses the author’s despair during his seaside imprisonment.