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PDF (1.3mb)  Who is the artist? Abelardo Morell What is the name of the artwork? Camera Obscura Image of the Hotel del Coronado What materials were used? Gelatin silver print Where is the artist from? He was born in Cuba, but lives in the United States When was the artwork made? 1998  Abelardo Morell creates images that are called camera obscura. Camera Obscura means dark chamber (room). In a regular room, Morell puts black plastic over all the windows to make it completely dark but leaves a tiny hole in one of the windows for light to pass through. The result is the outside world reflected upside down on the wall and a combined outdoor image with the indoor image. Morell also takes pictures of household objects as if it were seen through the eyes of his son, Brady, to show how children see the adult world. With his subjects and styles, Morell’s pictures always make you think about how things are and how we see them.  In this photo, the Hotel del Coronado is reflected onto an inside wall. The image is upside down because light rays travel in a straight line. When light from the bottom of an object travels through a small opening, it will show at the top of the wall. When light from the top of an object travels through a small opening, it will show at the bottom of the wall. This makes the final image upside down. What parts of the room are actually inside? What do you see of the outside? Turn the photo upside down. Can you find more? What would you see if you made a camera obscura out of your classroom?  Camera Obscura - The original camera obscura was a large, walk-in room pierced with a single, small hole in one of its four walls. Light rays from a bright object outside of the camera obscura enter the small hole and an inverted image appears on the opposite wall. |
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Abelardo Morell Cuba, born 1948 Camera Obscura Image of the Hotel del Coronado, 1998 Gelatin silver print Collection Museum of Photographic Arts Gift of the artist 1998.029.001 © Abelardo Morell © Museum of Photographic Arts  |
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1939 World War II begins 1948 Abelardo Morell was born in Cuba 1963
1975 Desktop computer invented 1981
1997 First Harry Potter book published 1998 Morell photographs Camera Obscura Image of the Hotel del Coronado, 1998 |
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