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Camera Obscura: Anachronistic Device with Contemporary Relevance
Camera Obscura: Anachronistic Device with Contemporary Relevance

Essay

Camera Obscura: Anachronistic Device with Contemporary Relevance

This paper addresses how and why the camera obscura resonates with contemporary artists and audiences by focusing on 945 Madison Avenue (2014), the camera obscura installation by Zoe Leonard at the Whitney Biennial 2014.

Work by

Shannon Molenaar

Visual and Critical Studies

“At OCADU, I developed my writing skills while thinking deeply about what art is doing today, and how this 'doing' connects to and reflects back our world. ”