Aleix Plademunt - Almost There

'Aleix Plademunt's photographic project Almost There was spurred on by the arrival of a postcard, 101 years late. Plademunt's images play with scale as he explores time and distance, pulling both notions in the most extreme directions. The journeys begin within as Plademunt looks to his own being and the buildings blocks of his physical existence, from images of his red blood cells to his father in his youth. The narrative then reaches outwards, exploring the classic American documentary tradition of the road trip and the Solar System and beyond to the M79 globular cluster, located 42,000 light years from Earth. Almost There is a book work which presents a challenging constellation of images; vast Canadian terrains precede archeological images of Neanderthal remains, which settle between found objects. Landscapes and skyscapes partner animals and interiors, all culminating in an overriding sense of distance and displacement. Almost There is a constant return journey, an exploration of what is closest and what is furthest away. Ultimately Plademunt communicates his frustration, of never being close enough and never being far enough away, just managing to be almost there. Aleix Plademunt was born in Girona, Catalonia, in 1980. In 1998, he started to study Technical Engineering but switched to study Photography at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia after two years. He is the recipient of many awards including a scholarship to study at the Universidad de las Americas, and the Fotopress09 Scholarship to create the project DubaiLand. He has had solo exhibitions across the world including France, Spain, Venezuela and the UK and he's been part of group exhibitions Germany, America, Cambodia and Spain amongst others.'

19.8 cm x 25.5 cm
116 pages including 2 gatefolds
68 tritone images
Printed paper
Hardcover
Edition of 2000

Design by Aleix Plademunt and Gregoire Pujade-Lauraine
Co-published with MACK

Printed in Germany
September 2013
ISBN 978-1-907946-54-7