Every picture we intend to take should be conceived as an unanswered question: a question we ask ourselves.

This workshop will be dedicated to observing time and space through the pinhole of a camera obscura: a mesmerizing travel through time and history that will take us back to the origins of the cinematographer, and beyond.

In 1839, this insightful reflection by Sir henry Fox Talbot was published in The Literary Gazette: “But after all what is Nature but one great field of wonders past our comprehension!”

Fox Talbot’s inspirational words will serve as a guiding light throughout the learning process.

A workshop on the possibilities and limits of photosensitivity inside a camera obscura.

In this workshop we will explore the inside of a man-sized camera obscura and develop a number of activities aiming to enhance the participants’ understanding of light propagation, image formation, and photosensitivity. We will propose a practical approach to study two main issues: the motivations behind the pioneer photographers that put their efforts into developing and refining the camera obscura in the nineteenth century, and the origins of photography and how it evolved into capturing moving images.

The participants will also discover how Solarigraphy works, and learn the basic principles of how to combine digital and analog cameras with pinhole devices for creative filming.