LS X, 2017, United States
www.lucatombolini.net
Limited edition, 160x128cm (63x50,4in.) or 80x64cm (31,5x25,2in.)
Lightjet on photographic paper from 4x5in negative drum scanned.
In this tenth chapter of my bigger project about landscape studies, i visited United States's west. Seeking as usual a connection with the land i found a clashing difference between the majesty and spirituality of the sceneries and the values of contemporary society. Looking back at historic facts it was easy to see how little the newcomers had embraced the land's spirituality. The questions raised aren't just a local culture matter but they made me think even more about which relationship should modern man adopt with the place that generated himself, through the mystery of origin of Life and the still-blank page that the understanding of the Cosmos is, in order not just to address environmental problems but ultimately to save himself by giving a meaning to his own existence.
