Albarrán Cabrera: Golden Dreams
The book Windows to the Unexpected continues Anna Cabrera and Angel Albarrán’s ongoing exploration of photography as an act of contemplation. The book seems to ask whether photographs are meant to record reality or to open space for reverie.
By Gaia Squarci. Photographs by Anna Cabrera and Angel Albarrán.
Landscapes that recall Japanese prints, misty lakes, the moon, distant mountains and horizons are embedded in a shared visual memory created by art history, cinema, and literature. Rather than describing specific places, the photographs exist between what is seen and what is imagined, resisting clear geographic or temporal anchors.
Materiality is central to the work. Cabrera and Albarrán’s meticulous printing processes, including hand-coated papers and the use of gold leaf, give the images unnaturally bright colors and a shifting luminosity that changes with light and movement.
This is the second volume in a trilogy that began with Remembering the Future. Inspired by writer Julio Cortázar’s oeuvre, the book deals with the unexpected, the unpredictable, related to life and the photographic process. The ordinary becomes a site of potential tension, where images open themselves to multiple interpretations.
The book Windows to the Unexpected is published by Editorial RM and available at the price of €55.
