Through the Lense of the Camera Obscura

Kayla Minick et al.

Our project is to create a tangible camera obscura, a device that utilizes light passing through a small hole to project a flat image on an opposing surface. It is our goal to create a camera obscura that viewers will be able to interact with and use to create their own drawings of a still-life, which will be set up to view through the camera obscura and can be traced using the camera obscura projection. Guests will be allowed to move the objects around within the still life section to create their own scene. We chose to construct a camera obscura due to its effect on art and modern technology, revolutionizing the artistic processes, paving the way for future developments within the realm of photography. A poster will also be displayed to provide visual instructions on how to interact with and use the camera obscura, along with the device's history and purpose.

For this project, we will need a table to place our still life scene and camera obscura. We will also need a way to hang up our poster where it is readable but won’t obstruct anything, perhaps an easel or tripod of some sort.