1. Abelardo Morell

2. About
Born in 1948 in Cuba
Attended Bowdin College, Yale University, and Bowdin College again advancing his education
Currently is a professor of photography at the Massachusetts College of Art

3. What is so special?
He creates images altering forms of perception. Sometimes he uses everyday, mundane objects or may take the viewpoint from a child.
This results us in having to look closer and think about what we are looking at

4. Laura and Brady in the Shadow of Our House, 1994

5. Camera Obscura
Morell also works heavily with camera obscura, describes it as “what a room sees”
Camera obscura is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen.

6. Manhattan View Looking South in Large Room, 1996

7. Santa Maria della Salute in
Palazzo Bedroom.
Venice, Italy, 2006

8. He also did a photo collection to illustrate
Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland
I am Very Tired of Swimming About Here, O Mouse, 1998