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Abelardo Morell — Camera Obscura Image of the Eiffel Tower in the Hotel Frantour
Abelardo Morell

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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November 6, 2015

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Abelardo Morell, 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.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th-Century Art, Conceptual Photography, Architectural Subject, Interior Projection, Large Format Photography, Surreal Mood, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, Contemporary Photography, Paris Landmark, Camera Obscura, Monochromatic Mood, Parisian Landmark, Black and White, Cuban-Born Artist

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