Albarrán Cabrera / On listening to trees
The Spanish artist duo Albarrán Cabrera has a special relationship with nature. Source of inspiration, photographic subject or almost unreal decor, it is always, in one way or another, present in their images. Common thread in their production, trees are often guessed: the shadow of a branch, the drawing of foliage become abstract or a tortuous silhouette in the center of the frame. The images alternate between a palette of bright colours, bordering on abstraction, and more monochrome tones, evoking a certain melancholy, plunging us into timeless landscapes. The result evokes a dreamlike world, almost surreal, typical of the Spanish duo.
However, the tree is not the only subject of this book. It is a question for photographers to explore more broadly the relationship of man with nature by also associating literature and in particular the writings of the German novelist, poet and painter Hermann Hesse in order to give shape to their thought. A text by the author and agronomist, Yves Darricau, on the historical complicity of man with trees through the ages, now endangered, completes this book celebrating their presence in our world.
Atelier EXB
English
21,2 x 29 cm
184 pages
2023
The Spanish artist duo Albarrán Cabrera has a special relationship with nature. Source of inspiration, photographic subject or almost unreal decor, it is always, in one way or another, present in their images. Common thread in their production, trees are often guessed: the shadow of a branch, the drawing of foliage become abstract or a tortuous silhouette in the center of the frame. The images alternate between a palette of bright colours, bordering on abstraction, and more monochrome tones, evoking a certain melancholy, plunging us into timeless landscapes. The result evokes a dreamlike world, almost surreal, typical of the Spanish duo.
However, the tree is not the only subject of this book. It is a question for photographers to explore more broadly the relationship of man with nature by also associating literature and in particular the writings of the German novelist, poet and painter Hermann Hesse in order to give shape to their thought. A text by the author and agronomist, Yves Darricau, on the historical complicity of man with trees through the ages, now endangered, completes this book celebrating their presence in our world.
Atelier EXB
English
21,2 x 29 cm
184 pages
2023
The Spanish artist duo Albarrán Cabrera has a special relationship with nature. Source of inspiration, photographic subject or almost unreal decor, it is always, in one way or another, present in their images. Common thread in their production, trees are often guessed: the shadow of a branch, the drawing of foliage become abstract or a tortuous silhouette in the center of the frame. The images alternate between a palette of bright colours, bordering on abstraction, and more monochrome tones, evoking a certain melancholy, plunging us into timeless landscapes. The result evokes a dreamlike world, almost surreal, typical of the Spanish duo.
However, the tree is not the only subject of this book. It is a question for photographers to explore more broadly the relationship of man with nature by also associating literature and in particular the writings of the German novelist, poet and painter Hermann Hesse in order to give shape to their thought. A text by the author and agronomist, Yves Darricau, on the historical complicity of man with trees through the ages, now endangered, completes this book celebrating their presence in our world.
Atelier EXB
English
21,2 x 29 cm
184 pages
2023