Camera Obscura

In May Gallery 2 was transformed into a magical camera obscura!

Passers-by and regulars alike had the opportunity to walk in and observe the outside world indoors. For the obscura to work well we needed some bright British sunshine and once a visitors' eyes adjusted to the darkness in the gallery the view from outside magically appeared. We loved passers-by outside trying to peep in the pinhole created in the gallery windows to see what was going on inside before venturing in.

The gallery became a large camera obscura by blacking out the gallery windows except for a precise pinhole. This allowed an image of the outside world to be presented in the space upside down. A fantastic experience to see the natural optical phenomenon in action.

Did you know that Camera Obscura were used to study eclipses and were the basis for the photographiuc camera too?

 

Without support from community donations we wouldn't be able to run exhibitions like this that generate no income, and we know from the feedback we get that you love these shows created by our inventive team. It's easy to donate £3 right now by texting WEBGIVE 3 to 70085 (this costs £3 plus a standard rate message) and support more work like this.

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