Joaquín
Tusquets
de Cabirol
The port, the Catalan coast and the inland landscapes of Catalonia through a rediscovered photographic vision.
La forma elocuente
A body of work brought back into view
Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol photographed Barcelona for more than thirty years. A substantial part of his work remained unpublished until 2020. Approximately 4,000 negatives were later located in Mallorca; they had been taken from the family home in Barcelona and transferred there without the family’s knowledge or consent. Those images document the port, the Catalan coast and the inland landscapes of Catalonia with a precision uncommon in non-professional photography of the period.
What we do
The archive was set up in 2020 following the identification of the negatives located in Mallorca. Three things occupy us: looking after the holdings, studying them, and showing them. We work with the Museu Marítim de Barcelona, which owns the original negatives, and with Fundación Photographic Social Vision and Fundación MAPFRE.
About the archiveThe port, the vessels,
life on the quay
Three subjects hold the selection together: port activity, the ships that crossed it, and the daily life of the waterfront.
For research, press,
and institutional enquiries
Institutions, curators, researchers and the press are welcome to write to us. We also reply to private enquiries when the photographer's work is involved.
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