Abelardo Morell

Cuban artist Abelardo Morell is known for his life size photographs projected onto the walls of rooms all over the world using the most unique technique: a century old photography principal called camera obscura. He blacks out the windows of the rooms in order to achieve total darkness. Then, he cuts a small hole in the material he uses to cover the windows, allowing an inverted image of the view outside to flood onto the walls of the room. Finally, he takes a photograph of the image on the wall with a large-format camera and exposing the film as long as 10 hours. Honestly, genius!! Thanks for the tip, Karen!

 

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  1. Emily M wrote:

    These are seriously sweet! It’d be even more awesome if there were a way for him to paint those walls with photo sensitive paint so the image could be permanently imprinted on the wall! What a cool way to bring the outdoors in!

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  2. çiğdem wrote:

    I loved the pictures and colors.

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  3. VanC wrote:

    GORGEOUS!! I am in awe on this fine Wednesday morning. If I were in one of those rooms, not sure how I would ever leave, as I’d be staring at the wall all day, like a crazy person. Feeling so inspired today with all the beauty poppin’ up in my bloglovin account. Thank you!
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  4. Anna wrote:

    drop dead STUNNING. thanks for another inspiring post. would love if you stopped by to see my latest outfit post and celebrity trend report. xoxo

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  6. You’ve got to be kidding me with these! Too awesome for words. xo Lola

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  7. Ambyr wrote:

    Wtf is right. That’s crazy!

    xoxo
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  8. Jessie wrote:

    what a beautiful setting! thank you for sharing your eclectic finds.
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  9. Lucía wrote:

    This is sooo cool.

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  10. Ashley wrote:
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  11. Nina C wrote:

    wow,that was really amazing!:)

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  12. wow that is genius. so awesome! thank you for sharing 🙂

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  13. These are amazing. I remember reading about camera obscura in art history class. I always wondered if it would be possible to make one. I guess it is!

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  14. Brittany wrote:

    so gorgeous. i love the third one.

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  15. Lazy Lisa wrote:

    amazing work ! this is a quite simple idea after all (I mean the concept of camera obscura is not revolutionary, but you have to think about it) and the result is so stunning ! but how does he manage to have the image in the “right sense” (not upside down) on some of them ?

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  16. I spent one semester in photography school and we had to do the same! However mine never really wanted to come out to good… I could only see the reflection if I put a white sheet in front of the hole 🙂
    xxx

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  17. Mia wrote:

    In college, I had the pleasure of meeting him during my studies as a photography student and he is an intriguing man. His passion for the art was inspiring and his lectures were amazing!

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  18. francesca wrote:

    these are just increible.. they are so creative and serene love this stuff

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  19. Amazing use of classic technique. Very inspiring.

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  20. Carlina Dupere wrote:

    I studied with Abe at Mass. College of Art years ago, when he was a professor there. Not only is he a great photographer but he’s also a great, kind and insightful human being. Great to see people admiring his work.

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  21. Nomadic D wrote:

    wow. crazy cool amazing. oh, and genius too.

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  22. Molly wrote:

    this guy makes a mean dead baby joke.

    i’m honored to know abe.

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