F
antastical , charming, disarming – the exquisite
artistry of photographer and painter Patrizia
Burra will leave you enchanted and moved. With
incandescent precision, her lens drills through
each of her subjects, exposing a portal to a
disarmed human experience, which Burra then
polishes with a fantastical wash of fine edits.
“Many people build a mask that they present
to the world. The faces I capture must be legible
– I must know the true soul of my subject and
then bring it to light,” the photographer shares.
Through her sensitive approach to direction,
Burra works with the models to create an open
channel of human connection, enrapturing the
viewer in the scope of her vision.
“What attracts me is the universe of emotion
caught inside each person,” Burra continues,
“When I tap into this with each model, I have
to interpret it and bring that magic to life.”
Born a creative spirit, Burra has always
felt compelled to create through drawing and
painting. In her adult years, she developed an
interest in literature. She claims this cultivated
her imagination, allowing her mind to open
and her sense of self to reach its full potential
as an artist. It wasn’t until she was 20 years old,
that Burra discovered a love for photography.
“I used to spend hours and hours developing
and printing my negatives in the darkroom,”
she recalls nostalgically of the pre-digital
photography age:
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