LS X, 2017, United States

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Limited edition, 160x128cm (63x50,4in.) or 80x64cm (31,5x25,2in.)

Lightjet on photographic paper from 4x5in negative drum scanned.

In this tenth chapter of my bigger project about landscape studies, i visited United States’s west. Seeking as usual a connection with the land i found a clashing difference between the majesty and spirituality of the sceneries and the values of contemporary society. Looking back at historic facts it was easy to see how little the newcomers had embraced the land’s spirituality. The questions raised aren’t just a local culture matter but they made me think even more about which relationship should modern man adopt with the place that generated himself, through the mystery of origin of Life and the still-blank page that the understanding of the Cosmos is, in order not just to address environmental problems but ultimately to save himself by giving a meaning to his own existence.

LS IX

The red sand reflects the color of millions past suns. Rocks dwelled in primordial seas. The cycle, the multiplicity of countless worlds. Alone in an idle wait, away from things, people and thoughts. Everything is enigmatic for the one who is in the process of becoming; it’s not for the one who just exists. The whole and its inner meaning, where at once everything is simple and nothing stands in-between far away things. I’m a stranger here, more than i’ve ever been. 

LS, 2012-16, ed. of 7, 100x133cm, from 4x5in. negative drum scanned

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LS VIII, 2015 (part 2)

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The dawn of mankind, a time with no rationality. An ancestor contemplating the cosmos perceives the necessity of a divinity. The Second Cosmogony takes place along with the miracle of self-thinking consciousness. In that moment he knows he exists for a reason; he’s got the significative element and this had found a way to reveal itself to him. Conscious and Unconscious got together in the creation of the Self.   

LS VIII (part 1)

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The dawn of mankind, a time with no rationality. An ancestor contemplating the cosmos perceives the necessity of a divinity. The Second Cosmogony takes place along with the miracle of self-thinking consciousness. In that moment he knows he exists for a reason; he’s got the significative element and this had found a way to reveal itself to him. Conscious and Unconscious got together in the creation of the Self.   2015

LS VII: Memoria

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During the summer of 1941 these white limestone hills saw the massacre of between 4000 to 12000 people, the exact number is uncertain. It’s Slana concentration camp, on Pag island, Croatia. The prisoners corpses were piled high in mass graves or thrown into the sea after they had been executed or had died from exhaustion. This document from lieutenant Santo Stazzi, who took charge of the disinfection of the camp when it closed down in September 1941 tells a story of brutality, fear and annihilation (from Day 3 on: www.jadovno.com/translation-of-original-italian-documents.html).

I’ve spent a lot of time walking on this peninsula: sharp stones, heat, the glare of white reflection, thirst, silence, peace. Time stands still when I’m there, the place radiates serenity, what happened only a few decades ago is almost inconceivable. But its presence is around; still, at night you breathe quietly and stare into the void. This is what they saw.

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2011, Valtellina e Valmalenco.

2011, Lago di Como e dintorni.

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LS VI: The Womb (part 1). Full series on www.lucatombolini.net

Enquiring the link between photographic representation and unconscious. 

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LS VI: The Womb … New series preview; soon on www.lucatombolini.net … #landscape #landscapelovers #paisaje #landskapet #пейзаж #风景 #風景 #경치 #largeformat #fineart #teide #4x5 #filmphotography #fineartphotography #tenerife