Laia Abril - The Epilogue - 2014
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The Epilogue by Laia Abril is a 1st edition English hardback photobook of 172 pages, published by Dashwood in 2014, measuring 26.5 × 19 cm and in very good condition.
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In The Epilogue, Laia Abril creates something far beyond a photobook: she builds a space for remembrance. With remarkable sensitivity and an impeccable visual narrative, she reconstructs the life of Mary Cameron “Cammy” Robinson, who died at 26 as a consequence of bulimia and the eating disorders she suffered from.
Through testimonies from family and friends, domestic photographs, letters, personal belongings, and carefully edited silences, Laia does more than document a loss — she restores a presence. Cammy emerges in fragments: vibrant, complex, vulnerable. Her story resists being reduced to her illness.
What makes the book especially powerful is how Laia places grief at the center without ever turning it into spectacle. Cammy’s absence becomes the core of the narrative — an emptiness that resonates through every page, and one that left an irreparable void within the Robinson family.
The Epilogue stands as a restrained yet deeply affecting masterpiece. Its precise and compassionate visual storytelling reflects Laia’s ability to approach painful realities with integrity, depth, and extraordinary care. It is not simply a book to look at — it is a book to sit with.
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
In The Epilogue, Laia Abril creates something far beyond a photobook: she builds a space for remembrance. With remarkable sensitivity and an impeccable visual narrative, she reconstructs the life of Mary Cameron “Cammy” Robinson, who died at 26 as a consequence of bulimia and the eating disorders she suffered from.
Through testimonies from family and friends, domestic photographs, letters, personal belongings, and carefully edited silences, Laia does more than document a loss — she restores a presence. Cammy emerges in fragments: vibrant, complex, vulnerable. Her story resists being reduced to her illness.
What makes the book especially powerful is how Laia places grief at the center without ever turning it into spectacle. Cammy’s absence becomes the core of the narrative — an emptiness that resonates through every page, and one that left an irreparable void within the Robinson family.
The Epilogue stands as a restrained yet deeply affecting masterpiece. Its precise and compassionate visual storytelling reflects Laia’s ability to approach painful realities with integrity, depth, and extraordinary care. It is not simply a book to look at — it is a book to sit with.
Seller's Story
Dartbooks is a specialized photography bookshop based in Barcelona, dedicated to photobooks, rare and out-of-print editions, and historically significant publications. With a strong focus on Japanese photography, Dartbooks was founded to provide continuity to a field that requires depth, expertise, and careful curation.
The bookshop was established after the closure of Kowasa, a landmark reference for photography books in Spain. Its disappearance left a clear gap for photographers, collectors, and institutions in need of a space with a serious and knowledgeable approach to the photobook. Dartbooks emerged in response to that need, not as a replacement, but as part of the natural evolution of a cultural ecosystem.
Dartbooks operates with a curatorial mindset, shaped by long-term engagement with photography and book collecting. The project functions as a book hunting platform for collectors, professionals, and libraries worldwide, and also provides advisory support to other bookshops seeking to develop coherent and specialized photography collections.
The catalogue includes new publications, rare and out-of-print titles, monographs, retrospectives, self-published works, signed copies, and editions produced directly by photographers through their own imprints. The selection reflects a sustained commitment to photography as a form of visual narration, where images construct meaning beyond text.
Although rooted in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona, Dartbooks serves an international audience. Its community includes collectors, professionals, and institutions from France, the United Kingdom, Japan, and beyond, both through the physical space and the online platform.
Dartbooks understands the photobook not merely as an object of consumption, but as a cultural artifact that documents artistic practices, historical contexts, and personal visions. The bookshop functions simultaneously as a place of discovery, an archive in constant growth, and a point of connection between photographers, publishers, and readers.
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Photography
Book Title
The Epilogue
Author/ Illustrator
Laia Abril
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
2014
Height
26.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
19 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Dashwood
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
172
