The last time we were together, we agreed that memory is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Treasuring the most valuable moments of our existence is one of the richest blessings of life. Immersed in our present, we decided to immortalize this final chapter, which lasted for three days and two nights. I picked up the old camera my dad had left me and, dancing with the flicker of the flash, we embraced and got lost in our passions.
We didn’t miss a thing, we did everything we always wanted to do. We explored our bodies as if we were botanists examining a plant, or two literary critics analyzing a complex text. I adored your slim and radiant body and how uninhibited I became when exploring it. Through whispers, you managed to tell me I had unleashed your animalistic side.
These blurry images, which give a vibe of sensuality and mysticism, are part of Luca Bortolato’s photo series Intimacy Diary. Bortolato invites us to explore the delights of sex by making the viewers part of this sensual experience: one can sense the heat from the bodies and listen to the intimate and hushed conversations. These photographs even convey the softness of the sheets on which the couple rests after having satisfied their desires.
That’s the realism of Bortolato’s photography. Each photographs tells a story and we become voyeurs who take a peek at the intimacy and emerging desires of the couple.
We can imagine the crumpled clothes strewn across the room and the hushed whispers of the couple. These grainy images evoke a burning envy in the viewer, as they too crave this heightened level of intimacy and rapture.
The camera is the perfect tool to capture this heightened level of intimacy. The blurry images never fully reveal the identities of the participants or the settings. The room itself is almost invisible and we only catch a glimpse of certain parts of the body, as if we were watching from a peephole. This anonymity is intriguing and makes us want to know more about their story. Finally, the fear of discovery is what makes this series highly erotic.
Sometimes it looks as if these photos were taken by accident, just as Luca when found photography was his life’s calling. As he has stated, it was like when people find each other: in a natural way.
The almost accidental way the photographs are shot gives unprecedented access to the soul of the subjects, as if a small piece of their self has been captured for perpetuity. Luca Bortolato has a natural talent of capturing and conveying those silent emotions and his camera is a beacon that lights the darkest corners of eroticism.
His models aren’t mere human beings, they are the epitome of repressed emotions and sensations that are finally released under the blinding light of a camera flash. For Luca Bortolato nudity “speaks about trust and embarrassment. Whoever decides to undress and be photographed is aware that they’re going to be judged on the inside, under the skin.”
Luca Bortolato was born near Venice and has exhibited his work in London, Ancona, Padua, Milan, and Rome. He’s sure that a part of his soul lives in each of his photos.
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Translated by María Isabel Carrasco Cara Chards
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