𝙹𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎 𝚆

Students in time and light at GWU from both my section and from @caremcasey ‘s shared some of their pinhole photos and cyanotype prints in an informal “From the Studio” show. Caroline helped me put up a walk-in camera obscura for students and visitors to better understand the workings of a pinhole camera.
The super cool traffic cone pinhole camera was made by student Ella Rufo and I’m obsessed with how much you can see the camera form, including light leaks, in the resulting round images. The beautiful ghost portraits are by Mira Hsu. The cyanotypes with the gentle, hand-drawn yellow hues are by Leonor Ribeiro who added poetic phrases in the language of place pictured. The shirt is by Charlie Thomajan; it mixes pop references, digital notifications/warnings with cinematic scenes and personal symbolism, exploring both wearing your heart on your sleeve (sorry for my pun, couldn’t resist) and obscuring secret interior experiences. The first video is what you see on the wall when you are inside the obscura.