Condominio Marbella del Caribe
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STANDARD EDITION
- Book
$54
SPECIAL EDITION
- Book, signed
- Print (8x12in/20.3x30.5cm)
Signed archival print on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Limited Edition of 20.
Paper size: 8.8x12.8in/22.6x30.5cm
$159
BOOK + PICTURE I $159
BOOK + PICTURE II $159
COLLECTOR’S EDITION
- Book, signed
- Print (20x30in/50.8x76.2cm)
Featured in American Photography 38 book
Signed archival print on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Limited Edition of 10.
Paper size: 22.4x32.4in/56.9x82.3cm
$649
BOOK + PICTURE III $649
BOOK + PICTURE IV $649
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BOOK DESCRIPTION
Perfect Bound Softcover
8.5" x 11" (21.59cm x 27.94cm)
138 pages
69 photos
Text in Spanish and English by Paula Abreu Pita
ISBN: 978-1-63732-863-7
2023
Self-Published
Condominio Marbella del Caribe is a series of photographs made from a rented apartment in Puerto Rico during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pool area was restricted and required a reservation which allowed bathers to stay for one hour. Adults sunbathing, kids playing, selfies, kissing, and dancing; it all happened around the wall dividing the shallow from the deep end. So, I created a rule: I would only photograph when something was happening on the wall.
From my balcony on the fourteenth floor, I pass the time spying on my neighbors. I see myself in them. They bring memories of my childhood and teenage years to my mind, when I used to spend the weekends at my parents' apartment by the sea.
After months of photographing and watching people's behavior and social habits in this public space, I noticed specific patterns. Postures and gestures were replicated among my subjects, despite the community's diversity. Sometimes the scene was so familiar that I started to predict what would happen next. However, the surprise factor was more frequent and very exciting. Every circumstance was an opportunity to capture an instant in the hour of relaxation of my temporary neighbors.