Biography
Bombara lives and works in Milazzo. A lover of art in its many forms, he quenches his thirst for learning by consuming print media, watching documentaries and collaborating with those who share his passions. The combination of scientific studies and an intense passion for photography has produced a deep analysis of light, breaking down its structure in order to find the desired frequency. At the dawn of digital photography and its new creative possibilities, infrared has become more of a reality: a form of photographic expression capable of evoking strong emotions with its mysterious and gloomy scenarios. Bombara’sfirst attempts at excluding visible light are done by removing the hot mirror from a compact camera, and placing film clippings in between the lens. He also experiments with reflex filters that are much simpler to use. All his works are the result of long exposures, never under 30 seconds. His first IR theme portfolio is titled “From Beyond”, depicting a story of one of his favorite writers: Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Love for the sea and the suspension from reality when one is underwater have been the ideal place for the camera, leaving the surface to act as a filter for light. © Giulia Sillato 2013
Bombara is a great artist of photography. Cut light illuminates his works, almost surreal, as in “All Shall Pass”, a masterpiece of photographic image, and only the first of a series in which the human image as a mystic is absolute: “The Greatest”. Its clouds, its branches, which alone are almost landscapes, are bevelled only by the entity that is the author. It dominates the epic, defined as non-ordinary. Nothing belongs to the reality that surrounds us, as at the same time it belongs to what is portrayed. Everything is manipulated, stylized, turned into a picture perfect virtuosity. Nothing escapes, only the wind, water, and all the elements until reaching expressionism. The shadows reign and the shape of an imaginary world comes out and captivates the spectator in silence: the silence in contemplating his works. © Alberto Bottaro
