Envidia. Historia de los afectos

SEGUNDA EDICIÓN Un viaje extraordinario, con imágenes inéditas, por la memoria histórica de los barceloneces. 'La Barcelona desaparecida' pretende acompañar al lector en un itinerario por la memoria histórica de la ciudad condal: un viaje extraordinario que revela las personas detrás de las piedras de un tiempo y de un mosaico humano que la evolución urbanística, social y tecnológica han transformado. Los autores, grandes expertos en rincones y personajes barceloneses, han creado una obra gráfica y documental única para redescubrir la Barcelona del siglo XIX hasta los años...

La Mirada (the gaze) presents nine outside their country almost unknown Latin American artist-photographers. The works of the last 20 years range from straight photography to the staged image. This title describes not only gaze of the camera directed towards a specific subject, but also the artistic attitude and mental approach of the nine artists and their diverse views on photography.

Everyone puts their silver granite. Arabesques drawings -- The indiscreet eye of the cartoonist -- Photochemical precursors -- A small push -- From scientist to merchant -- First lights: Nicephorus Niepce -- The daguerreotype -- Latin American experiments -- Talbotype or calotype -- Wet collodion -- Comic Photography -- The Dry Plate -- Photographic Industries -- Industrial Visionary -- New concepts in the profession -- Not everything was lost with the world wars -- Mexican Light and shadow. First lights -- Finisecular moments -- In search of images -- Finding ways -- Contemporary nuances --...

As I recall discovering this book of photographs, I remember the sense of beauty and mystery that remains undiminished almost seventy years after its original publication. On a formal plane, one can easily understand how Man Ray manipulated the optics of the camera, juxtaposing near and far, object against object, space against object, and tactile against transparent. It is also apparent how he deliberately manipulated the process of photographic printmaking, using unusual tones of black, white, and gray to transform content into spaces, forms and surfaces. However, it is not simply how Man...