Working often with children in her
professional and personal photography, Burra
captures the most honest and innocent elements
of humanity through their facial expressions.
“Children are readable,” she claims, “Their souls
are candid—not shielded with disingenuous
superstructures.”
For Burra, children represent the resilient
dreamer. Having yet to face the jaded reality
of failure, disappointment or challenge,
child ren firmly believe that their dreams can
be manifested. This belief branches not from
stubborn delusion, but rather from the naïve
simplicity of a mind not yet tarnished.
“For me, children walk a white road. They
are the pure element that lives in an abstract,
timeless reality.” As their understanding of the
world develops, children lack the ability to fully
mask their inner experience. For Burra, this
makes their vulnerability the perfect window
into the human experience in all its simplicity,
before the complex perceptions of the “real
world” arrive to warp their perspective.
From the town of Grado, Italy, Burra
continues to produce stunning portraiture and
digital illustrations to rival the masters. Her
current experimentation with the graphics
program, Cinema 4D, promises a new level of
creativity from this remarkable artist.
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