First edition of On Listening To Trees byAlbarrn Cabrera (2023)
First impression
Medium format hardback in new condition
Published byAtelier EXB
About
Albarrn Cabreras poetic universe invites us toimmerse ourselves in nature, in the land of trees and on what trees can teachus about life.
Theidea for the book comes from a text written by Hermann Hesse that can bedescribed as one of the most beautiful love letters to trees.Hesse tells usthat when we listen totrees, we discover the meaning of life, thus in thisbook Albarrn Cabrera explainthat by shootingtrees they have learnt notonly how to listen to them but also to better understand themselves.
The images alternate between a palette of vivid colours,bordering on abstraction, and more monochrome tones, evoking a certainmelancholy, plunging us into timeless landscapes. The result is a dreamlike,almost surreal world, unique to the Spanish duo. Far fromidealizing nature,the photographers aim to magnify what already exists, quoting their words: We believe that to be human is tounderstandnature not just as it really is, but also as we perceive it. If weare alert and observant, we will be able to understand it from these twostandpoints. As if we are both seeing and been seen.
