{"product_id":"los-tamarindos-de-la-concha","title":"Los tamarindos de La Concha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos tamarindos de La Concha\u003c\/em\u003e [La Concha’s Tamarinds] is the continuation of photographer Ricardo Cases's urban exploration, which began in 2018 in the city of Valencia and was published in 2023 under the title \u003cem\u003eEl ficus del Parterre\u003c\/em\u003e [El Parterre’s Ficus]. These brief photographic essays are now joined by those carried out in San Sebastián in 2024, following an artist residency proposed by Kutxa Fundazioa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos tamarindos de La Concha\u003c\/em\u003e consists of five fanzines, each dedicated to one of his photographic series created in San Sebastián. The production of these fanzines reflects an editorial practice that Cases engages in daily in his local area. His routine of exploration and photography, this time in an unfamiliar urban environment, is swiftly followed by an editing and publishing process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented as brief essays, these photographs capture Cases’s emotional response to the stimuli he encounters by chance in the city, through which he explores new compositional approaches. The city acts as a catalyst, offering fertile ground to push the boundaries of the image and play with the concept of estrangement, while avoiding a passive, sterile portrayal. He also seeks to address local issues, proposing symbols that explore the nature and identity of those who inhabit the landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBorn in Orihuela (Spain) in 1971, Ricardo Cases holds a BA in Information Sciences from the University of the Basque Country (Spain). In 2006 he joined the Blank Paper photography collective. He has published several photobooks: \u003c\/em\u003eBelleza de barrio\u003cem\u003e (2008), \u003c\/em\u003eLa caza del lobo congelado\u003cem\u003e (2009), \u003c\/em\u003ePaloma al aire\u003cem\u003e (2011), \u003c\/em\u003eEl porqué de las naranjas\u003cem\u003e (MACK, 2014), \u003c\/em\u003eEl blanco \u003cem\u003e(Dalpine, 2016), \u003c\/em\u003eSol \u003cem\u003e(Dalpine, 2017), \u003c\/em\u003eEstudio elemental del Levante\u003cem\u003e (Dalpine, 2020), \u003c\/em\u003eParques infantiles\u003cem\u003e (Dalpine, 2021) and \u003c\/em\u003eTOT\u003cem\u003e (Dalpine, 2022).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“His photographic work focuses on the yearnings of the human being, the deep and universal longings of the citizen of the mass society, fighting against banality in an effort to transcend, confronting his own dignity with a medium always untrustworthy. To this end, he turns his eye to expressions of contemporary folklore, looping for the truth of the Spaniard: a townsman who is forced to live in the city, in modernity. Beyond a pop appearance —distant and cynical— he is interested in what is human and anthropological. Beyond the social and documentary, he searches for the truthful and universal pulsations beating beneath the banal surface —often kitsch and lacking glamour— of contemporary Spain.” (Luis López Navarro).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-84-09-64766-8\u003cbr\u003eDalpine\/Kutxa Fundazioa, 2024\u003cbr\u003eDesign: Tipode Office\u003cbr\u003ePrinting: Impresum\u003cbr\u003eSlipcase + folder + 5 fanzines\u003cbr\u003e180 pages\u003cbr\u003e29,7 x 21 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalpine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52674267644247,"sku":"Tamarindos","price":38.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5567\/3687\/files\/LosTamarindosdeLaConcha-cover.png?v=1769729539","url":"https:\/\/ibizaonestop.com\/products\/los-tamarindos-de-la-concha","provider":"Ibiza One Stop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}