The Observation of Trifles
Carlos Alba
La Fabrica
English and Spanish
Texts by Laura Kaye and Rodrigo Orrantia
Hardcover
110 pages
230 x 300 mm
2016
ISBN 9788416248643
“The Observation of Trifles” (2013-2016) is about how a foreigner finds his way in a new country and a new neighbourhood. I am the immigrant. Taking objects that I found on the streets and using them as a kind of visual archaeology, I discovered East London and its denizens. I focus on the neighbourhoods of Tower Hamlets and Hackney. I live on the border in between both of them. The combination of objects with photographs helps me to introduce to the audience my work through a more physically way and with a mystery feeling. Thanks to these elements I am making an analytic and expressive world: urban furniture reproductions; landscapes of council houses created between the 50’s and 70’s for Londoners and immigrants with low rents; details of letters with notes, drawings… But the most important aspect of this work is the people who I met thanks to the signals and ways that I followed guided by the objects that I found on the street. They are the key to open an unexplored world and new life stories. “The observation of trifles” is a work that is at the crossroads of the collection, history and architectural document, visual and social analysis. I have attempted to do not forget the photographic aesthetic and the photographic poetic value.
(Source: https://www.carlosalba.com/project/the_observation_of_trifles)
About the Artist
As a Madrileño and avid city dweller, I find joy in the arts, crafting vegan delicacies for friends, indulging in long walks, and embarking on adventurous travels. With over two decades of experience in media, particularly as a photographer and videographer, I’ve cultivated a passion for storytelling. Beyond the lens, I derive immense satisfaction from working with wood, crafting designs, and collaborating on artist books as half of This Book Is True publishing house. Moreover, nothing fulfills me more than forging connections and nurturing new relationships. As an artist, I aspire to engage with contemporary social issues through an interdisciplinary lens, striving to provoke thought and inspire change.
carlosalba.com
(Source: https://www.carlosalba.com/about)
About the Publisher
La Fábrica is the publishing area of La Fábrica, a private company of cultural management. They publish books and magazines focused on photography, art and literature as well as making books on behalf of private companies and public institutions.
lafabrica.com
(Source: https://www.publishersglobal.com/directory/publisher-profile/4773)
