{"product_id":"estudio-elemental-del-levante-ricardo-cases","title":"Estudio elemental del Levante","description":"\u003cp\u003eFurther delving into the photographic language that originated with \u003cem\u003ePaloma al aire \u003c\/em\u003e(2011), in \u003cem\u003eEstudio elemental del Levante\u003c\/em\u003e (carried out between 2010 and 2020) Ricardo Cases articulates the meanings rendered by his immediate environment, the Levante region (Spain), where he finds expressions of all phenomena, of all relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the classic icons of tourism - beach and paella -, Cases observes a series of hallmarks with deeper and more subtle meanings. That is where other symbols of Levante like the music bands, the palm groves and the construction industry make their appearance. As does the story of the red palm weevil (\u003cem\u003erhynchophorus ferrugineus\u003c\/em\u003e): a parasite from Southeast Asia that attacks palm trees, causing them to wither and die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palm tree, the \u003cem\u003echaranga\u003c\/em\u003e and the red palm weevil form a triangle that represents the spiritual map of modern Spain's systemic crash, of a violent and screeching collision. The combination of it all generates a dissonant symphony. Like a desperate alarm signal, the grating shriek of metal can be heard in the images themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, which is based on the principle of collage, images appear to have been affected by the blight and are partially faded. Superposition creates a raving musical score whose structure is chaos, provisionalness. In short, \u003cem\u003eEstudio elemental del Levante\u003c\/em\u003e is a requiem for a way of life that enjoyed its period of mad splendour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-84-09-20494-6\u003cbr\u003eDalpine\/torch press\/The Ice Plant, 2020\u003cbr\u003eDesign advice and typesetting: Tipode Office\u003cbr\u003ePre-press: La Troupe\u003cbr\u003ePrinted by Estudios Durero\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e23,7 x 16 cm\u003cbr\u003e64 pages\u003cbr\u003e51 color images\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCo-published with torch press (Japan) and The Ice Plant (US). For Japan or US customers, please access the page of each publisher.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.culturaydeporte.gob.es\/actualidad\/2021\/07\/210705-libros-mejor-editados.html\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremio al Libro Mejor Editado 2020 (Art Books, third prize). Ministerio de Cultura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rencontres-arles.com\/fr\/prix-du-livre\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for Les Rencontres d'Arles Author Book Award 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.phe.es\/2021\/05\/27\/conoce-la-lista-de-libros-seleccionados-para-el-premio-al-mejor-libro-de-fotografia-del-ano-2021\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for PhotoEspaña Best Book of the Year Award 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ricardo Cases","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32007225901171,"sku":"EEL","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1876\/2469\/products\/estudio-elemental-del-levante-645569.jpg?v=1679852005","url":"https:\/\/www.dalpine.com\/en-int\/products\/estudio-elemental-del-levante-ricardo-cases","provider":"Dalpine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}