CLOROFILLA

In Dave Tavanti’s work, infrared photography becomes the bridge between the invisible and the visible.

Through careful study and personal exploration of color treatment, “Clorofilla” brings images otherwise hidden to the human eye into the realm of visibility, captured through infrared photography.

It’s not merely a replication of reality but an artistic interpretation:
an immersion into a silent and contemplative world where light and color take on new meaning.

Steeped in the tradition of portrait photography, Dave transports his skills into the realm of nature with a personal vision.
His photographs go beyond simple landscapes, representing a kind of portraiture of nature: in his compositions, the subject is defined and recognizable, lending the image a tangible presence and expressive depth typical of portraiture.

“Clorifilla” is more than just a photography project: it’s a personal exploration, a reinterpretation of reality, a search for the unexpected in the ordinary.

“Dave Tavanti succumbs to the overpowering influence of cinema,
his frames distorted by the unseen
and enchanted in their pursuit,
driven by the desire to narrate and capture it,
to transcend the limits of his senses,
with the childlike joy
of infusing mystery into a simple and familiar place.

But Predator is lost in the woods,
moving slowly, almost timidly, as if afraid to crush the leaves.
It forgets to hunt
and is spellbound by the mysterious patterns of trees,
the gentle rustles, the lace-like branches.
Messages of peace and joy reach it,
the simple joy of existence
in the eternal cycle of life,
the law of necessity
that can be both beautiful and whimsical,
obvious and incomprehensible.

Images flow before our eyes,
of us turned into extraterrestrials
witnessing things never seen in our familiar forest,
traversed so many times, walking distractedly.
Its light now astonishes us and tells stories without words,
crafted only of emotions.

And the solitary tree, so perfect and symmetrical,
becomes a symbol of beauty,
layfully entering our minds,
their structure hungry for rationality,
with the smile that Leonardo
painted on the face of the Mona Lisa,
encapsulating the same mystery.“

^{Rita Castigli}