Career
Her book, The Epilogue, was well received. Abril gained a degree in journalism in Barcelona. She moved to New York to study photography at the International Center of Photography.
In 2009 she enrolled at Fabrica research centre, the artist residency of Benetton in Italy, where she worked as a staff photographer and consultant photo editor at Colors magazine for four years.
Since 2010 Abril has been working on a project exploring the subject of eating disorders, resulting in A Bad Day, a short film about a young girl struggling with bulimia. Thinspiration, which explores the use of photography in pro-ana websites.
And The Epilogue, documenting the indirect victims of eating disorders, through the story of the Robinson family and the aftermath of the death of Cammy Robinson to bulimia. Critic Sean O"Hagan, writing in The Guardian, said of The Epilogue that "lieutenant is a sombre and affecting photobook.. dense and rewarding.
At times, it makes for a painful read.
From time to time, I had to put it down, take a breather. Her other projects include Femme Love, on a young lesbian community in Brooklyn. Last Cabaret on a sex club in Barcelona.
And the Asexuals Project, a documentary film about asexuality. with others From Here On, Centre d"Art Santa Mónica, February 2013.
Curated by Joan Fontcuberta, Erik Kessels, Joachim Schmid and Martin Parr. On Identity, Gallery Sous Les Etoiles, New York, 10 September 2014-2025 October 2014.
With Jen Davis, Olya Ivanova, Lindsay Morris and Chris Rijksen. Fotografia 2.0, PHotoEspaña, Madrid, June 2014.
Curated by Joan Fontcuberta.
With Diego Collado, Pablo Chacón, Manuel Fernández, Miguel Ángel García, Alejandro Guijarro, Albert Gusi, Juana Ghost, Roc Herms, Darius Koehli, Reinaldo Loureiro, Daniel Mayrit, Oscar Monzón, Noelia Pérez, Jordi Pou, Arturo Rodríguez, Txema Salvans, Miguel Ángel Tornero, Jon Uriarte and Fosi Vegue. Abril"s work is held in: Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.