Abelardo Morell

 


Abelardo Morell uses photography in a variety of ways. This speaks to me, as I also enjoy using photography to capture different aspects of the way I see the world around me as well as experimenting with different mediums. 


Abelardo Morell uses a unique technique to capture the world around him. Throughout his career, he seems to have explored a variety of approaches to photography but has gotten the most recognition for his camera obscura work. He uses the camera obscura method by using a hole in a window to project a different image ontop of what would otherwise be a simple room. This creates a whole new meaning for both of the separate images we are seeing, and they come together to create something new. 


When I first found his images, it took me a couple of seconds to figure out what I was looking at. Some of the images have a very odd effect on perception, but I think this mimics how our perceptions are not always accurate. Sometimes we think we know what we are looking at, but it is not always accurate. It also happens the other way around; sometimes we look at something so simple but cannot wrap our minds around it. 



Morell’s use of blending two different aspects of the world together is beautiful. It reminds me of how when we are in our rooms alone, the world feels so small and like our experience is all that is happening at that moment, but outside there is a whole world happening around us. It could also be interpreted as you are getting ot see the world happening around you, but you are confined to your mind which is relatively small, like the room, compared to the universe.  



Morell also captured images of regular, everyday objects, portraying them in unique and creative ways with angles that show a different side to them than people usually see. 








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