Agony in the Garden

Agony in the Garden is a series by Lúa Ribeira created in the peripheries of Madrid, Málaga, Granada and Almería. Inspired by the potential of contemporary counter-culture, she has collaborated with young people to make images that reflect on the alienation and uncertainty of the present era, resulting in a landscape suspended in time, one that appears both contemporary and ancient. The sequence takes us through a barren, almost videogame-like landscape, where we encounter people who emerge as characters of an environment that is both local and global. Brought together in this book following extensive research and collaboration with her models, Agony in the Garden grapples with photography's weighted disposition to 'represent' reality and create testimonials, leaning instead towards a more allegorical view of the contemporary moment.