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Abelardo Morell — Upright Camera Obscura Image of the Piazzeta San Marco Looking Southeast in Office
Abelardo Morell

Upright Camera Obscura Image of the Piazzeta San Marco Looking Southeast in Office

A striking archival pigment print by Abelardo Morell transforms an ordinary office interior into a dreamlike space, where a camera obscura projects a luminous, upright image of Venice's Piazzetta San Marco directly onto the walls and furniture of the room. The bustling outdoor scene — with its iconic columns, architecture, and open sky — is seamlessly overlaid onto the mundane office environment, creating a magical collision of two distinct worlds. Morell's masterful technique blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior, inviting viewers to reconsider their perception of space, light, and reality.

Medium
Archival pigment print.

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May 19, 2016

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