Santa Barbara Save US — Alejandro Cartagena — Skinnerboox — 2020

Santa Barbara Save US closes Alejandro Cartagena’s trilogy on the United States with a vision of political and cultural uncertainty. Photographs and archive material meet in a sequence where scenes of daily life sit beside images of fire and destruction. Their juxtaposition makes the familiar feel unstable, suggesting how public anxiety can enter ordinary spaces and reshape their meaning. Rather than presenting a single explanatory account, Cartagena builds connections through repetition, contrast and the tensions between facing pages.

Technical Sheet
Title: Santa Barbara Save US
Artist / Author: Alejandro Cartagena
Date: 2020
Publisher: Skinnerboox
ISBN: 9788894895414