Images of Italy, of a land that bespeaks myth, history and modern mutations. Not images that document but images used as metaphors. Photographs in black and white that recount, like pages of poetry, a story, a fragment or simply a sensation. Images that do not proclaim \u201ctruths,\u201d but that pose questions about man and his presence on earth. Presences, Italian Landscapes is the title of this fascinating (and in some ways philosophically disquieting) exhibition of works by George Tatge, one of Italy\u2019s most esteemed and perceptive photographers.<\/p>\n
This is \u00a0\u00a0a kind of epic poem which sends us on a voyage from Innocence to Experience, a voyage that explores the symbols, the sacred geometries, the visual archetypes – those presences that animate life and that characterize the long and complex story of man\u2019s coexistence with the land. Tatge has always preferred a photography rich in symbols and Joycean epiphanies, one that is open to many layers of interpretation. Like a poem, each image must be studied carefully in order to appreciate all the parts which compose the whole, and thus reach beyond what is represented. Printed by the artist himself, the images present a sharpness of detail and a richness of tonality that invite a prolonged and meditative reading. Little by little it becomes clear how each image, apart from representing a place, becomes a reflection of the soul, a mirror of the interior landscape. Finally, a technical detail that connoisseurs will appreciate: all the photographs were made with a Deardorff, the legendary view camera which produces large-format 5x7in. negatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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