A crazy life — An image that reduces
you to silence can, by definition,
hardly be put into words.
But the effect of Fabio Borquez’s
photography on you is precisely
that. Its splendid immediacy
makes you fall silent, as well as
his choice of dramatic, theatrical
settings, like a medieval castle or
empty field somewhere in Europe.
Borquez’s photos are unsettling and difficult, stirring up emotions.
His images guide the eye beyond mere nudity, provoking you to
enquire what lies behind this rich tapestry of light and shadow.
Even the clothed bodies stir up feelings because they expose the
fragility of the soul, something far more difficult to show than that
of the body.
Borquez is a master of light. He enlightens and obscures, highlights
and softens. He sets his focus on what is bound to provoke,
and then leaves his work to the eye of the beholder and their
individual interpretation. Borquez’s contrasts shake you into wakefulness.
He can brighten even the darkest corners or darken the
lightest, most blinding ones so that that only one question remains
to be answered. Fabio Borquez’s photographs display the skills
of an architect and painter, and Borquez is both; he understands
how to build up and tear down again. He can destroy a figure and
yet play with nuances, even if, when looked at from another point
of view, it’s something as simple as the difference between black
and white.
Borquez’s photos cause a discomfort that is truly remarkable in
today›s world of touch screens and other stimuli that stun you but
leave nothing that lasts. The impression made by these images
will survive. And that is something not easily achieved in today’s
fast-moving world. I said the same at the “Erotic Wonderland”
presentation, and I don’t mind repeating it. Borquez’s art is light
and shadow. He says that his horns come out when he’s taking
pictures, and that much is obvious! His photos portray angels and
demons, a whole multitude of them. — Valeria Schapira

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