
Camera Obscura Image of the Eiffel Tower in the Hotel Frantour
A darkened hotel room becomes a canvas in Abelardo Morell's striking gelatin silver print, where the iconic Eiffel Tower is projected upside down onto the interior walls and furnishings through a small pinhole acting as a natural lens. Morell's signature camera obscura technique transforms the mundane domestic space into a dreamlike collision of interior and exterior worlds, blurring the boundary between inside and outside. The resulting black-and-white image carries an otherworldly, almost ghostly quality, inviting viewers to reconsider their perception of both the legendary Parisian landmark and the intimate space it inhabits.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
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- Auction House · Phillips
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November 6, 2015
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