Part of the collective show “L” at La Kursala – Universidad de Cádiz (ES) with “Instant Village III (Gran Canaria)”.
Dates: June 26th – September 16th, 2015
Curator: Jesús Micó
Authors in show: Aleix Plademunt, Ricardo Cases, Simona Rota, Juan Valbuena, Cristina de Middel.
Catalog “L” edited by: Gonzalo Golpe
Graphic Design by: Tres Tipos Gráficos
Texts by: Horacio Fernández, Gonzalo Golpe, Jesús Micó
“L” reflects both the 50 exhibitions that have been put on at the “La Kursala” gallery, and the 50 catalogs that have accompanied them. The “Cuadernos de La Kursala” boast both a longstanding trajectory and notable international acclaim in the world of photobooks. Some of these editions represent landmarks in the history of the photobook, including “La caza del lobo congelado” by Ricardo Cases (2009), “The Afronauts” by Cristina de Middel (2012) or “Ostalgia” by Simona Rota (2013) and a long list of others. Books by Federico Clavarino, Juan Diego Valera, Juan Valbuena, Vicente Paredes, Palíndromo Mészáros, Marta Soul, Roger Guaus, Gustavo Alemán, los Ouroboros, Iñaki Domingo, Igor Fernández de Retana, Christian Lagata, etc. Fifty publications that, over the years, have involved the participation of noteworthy professionals from the world of photography, design and publishing. For this celebration, five of its authors – Ricardo Cases, Cristina de Middel, Aleix Plademunt, Simona Rota and Juan Valbuena – were invited by Jesús Micó to exhibit new works. (Text and photographs: Tres Tipos Gráficos)
