{"product_id":"meyerowitz-joel-morandis-objects-the-complete-archive-of-casa-morandi-copy","title":"Almodóvar, Pedro: Vida Detenida","description":"\u003cp class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-end=\"335\" data-start=\"178\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-end=\"193\" data-start=\"178\"\u003eVida detenida\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings together a series of photographs taken by Pedro Almodóvar in a domestic, intimate space, during moments of solitude and contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-end=\"686\" data-start=\"337\"\u003eAway from the film set, Almodóvar shoots to perform a deeply pop gesture: transforming ordinary objects — glasses, flowers, plates, utensils — into small secular altars, charged with memory and desire. These are not simple still lifes, but\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-end=\"589\" data-start=\"577\"\u003estill life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas in ‘arrested life’: each object preserves vitality, responds to light, and changes over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-end=\"1064\" data-start=\"688\"\u003eThese are photographs without post-production, where the focus lies in emotion rather than perfection. As Almodóvar himself writes:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-end=\"927\" data-start=\"820\"\u003e“What interests me is the ecstasy of the moment, staying alert and capturing the emotion of the instant.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis fragile, vibrant tension runs through every shot, where the beauty of the everyday becomes sacred, precarious, and never consoling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-end=\"1430\" data-start=\"1066\"\u003eAmidst painterly reminiscences — like the work by Isabel Quintanilla that inspires the first shot — and literary echoes — such as the verses by Wordsworth quoted by Simone Azzoni in the afterword —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-end=\"1279\" data-start=\"1264\"\u003eVida detenida\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a poetic journey through a daily life transformed into a postmodern ritual, where objects lose their primary function and become emotional enigmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\" data-end=\"1527\" data-start=\"1432\"\u003eA rare and precious book, where — as in his cinema — things reveal themselves by surprising us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vida Detenida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher, Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lazy Dog, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pedro Almodóvar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pedro Almodóvar and Simone Azzoni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bunker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leporello\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 × 24 cm, 24 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 978-88-98030-83-5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TPG Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57187062514044,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2244\/5351\/files\/pedro.png?v=1784382636","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.thephotographersgallery.org.uk\/products\/meyerowitz-joel-morandis-objects-the-complete-archive-of-casa-morandi-copy","provider":"TPG Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}