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Abelardo Morell — Camera Obscura Image of the Sea in Attic
Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura Image of the Sea in Attic

A darkened attic space is transformed into a living canvas as Abelardo Morell uses the ancient technique of camera obscura to project an inverted image of the sea directly onto the room's walls and surfaces. The luminous, ghostly seascape bleeds across the architectural interior, merging the outside world with the intimate, enclosed space in a dreamlike double exposure. Morell's gelatin silver print captures this magical collision of exterior and interior realities with rich tonal depth and quiet, contemplative stillness.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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October 1, 2013

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Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of the Sea in Attic

A darkened attic space is transformed into a living canvas as Abelardo Morell uses the ancient technique of camera obscura to project an inverted image of the sea directly onto the room's walls and surfaces. The luminous, ghostly seascape bleeds across the architectural interior, merging the outside world with the intimate, enclosed space in a dreamlike double exposure. Morell's gelatin silver print captures this magical collision of exterior and interior realities with rich tonal depth and quiet, contemplative stillness.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Interior Space, Seascape, Conceptual Photography, Male Artist, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Artist, American Photographer, Contemporary Photography, Camera Obscura, Interior Photography, Optical Illusion, Meditative Mood, Black and White, Cuban-Born Artist

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Derek Jones