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A concrete highway bridge spans across a winding road and a wooded valley. Tall, cylindrical pillars support the heavy structure above a line of bare winter trees.

A thoughtful study of bridges by Argider Aparicio in new ABSOLUT Network piece

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Date
30 November 2012

Usually in our weekly look at some top Spanish creatives we take the chance to showcase a cross-section of their portfolios to best give a flavour of their talents. We could easily have done this for photographer Argider Aparicio as well as he boasts both impressive commissioned work and interesting projects to his name, but we were so blown away by his Zubiak series we decided to give it centre stage to shine alone.

Exploring bridges and the environments which they simultaneously connect and divide, Argider documents these everyday structures with the loving eye of the portraitist rather than the cool engineering appreciation of the architect and the series is all the better for that. Interestingly he studied philosophy in Madrid before moving onto photography and so his pictures are underpinned by solid ideas as well as the ever-present hunt for arresting visuals.

But his talents are such that you can enjoy his work for its immediacy while letting the points he ius making linger in your imagination.

For the next few weeks we’re showcasing some of the dazzling creatives which form part of the ABSOLUT Network, which brings together some of the finest cutting-edge creatives in Spain.

A blue pedestrian bridge with metal railings spans a wooded slope. It is supported by tall concrete pillars and leads down a set of stairs.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

Two concrete bridge spans diverge from a central pillar, creating a narrow V-shaped gap of light. Below, dark silhouettes of tangled branches and scrubland fill the foreground.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

A set of railway tracks leads under a concrete bridge. Overgrown greenery and a palm tree flank the tracks, with tall apartment blocks rising in the background.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

A high concrete bridge spans a valley, supported by tall pillars. Below, a small cluster of white buildings and a stone arch bridge sit beside a river.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

A stone archway bridge spans a narrow, wet road. To the left, a red corrugated fence runs alongside the path, while a grassy slope rises to the right.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

A concrete elevated railway track cuts across the frame, partially obscuring a tall, grey residential building. The building features rows of small windows and several columns of balconies with dark railings.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

Two concrete elevated roads stack one above the other, supported by thick pillars. A person on a bicycle travels along the lower level, with a red and white apartment building in the background.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

A concrete overpass spans a narrow city street, with a row of apartment buildings to the right. Laundry hangs from a balcony above a shopfront with closed metal shutters.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

An unfinished concrete bridge stands alone in a barren, sandy landscape under a grey sky. The structure ends abruptly, supported by thick pillars with black paint on their bases.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

Concrete pillars and overpasses create a series of heavy, grey geometric shapes. In the background, red brick apartment blocks and houses sit on a misty hillside.
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Argider Aparicio: Zubiak

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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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