CANCELLED. We’re sad to report that Nilufar is unable to come for this lecture. We’re working on a substitute. Stay tuned!
International photographer Nilufar speaks on "Trail of Light—New Mexico to Beirut," defining how she uses the technology of a camera obscura to capture people in their natural environments in a dream-filled landscape. Her work is on the cover of the book accompanying Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography, on exhibit in the museum’s Herzstein Gallery. This event is free with admission; Sundays free to NM residents.
Based in London, Nilufar’s passion lies within the live photographic images projected inside the camera obscura and physically experiencing its reality. She explores how one can play with and manipulate the projections inside the camera obscura depending on each structure, the different surfaced walls and shaped interiors. Her camera obscura installations carefully take into account the individual site and are each built in a unique way to explore a specific idea.
Nilu’s love of photography has led her to travel extensively, meticulously building permanent and temporary camera obscuras worldwide. Inspired by the different landscapes and backdrops to her obscura projects, as well as the exposure to many different cultures, Nilu has made stunning photographic essays of each of these projects and, using Eric Renner’s 1½″ Leonardo pinhole camera, she has pinholed the local people involved in these camera obscura projects. The pinhole photographs are timeless records of small communities, captured by use of long exposures.
In addition to the above, she delights in showing young people how photography works by way of camera obscuras and pinhole and sets up workshops where students can understand the basics and natural wonders of photography simply by viewing the live image inside the camera obscura and by making pinhole cameras and printing their photographs in the darkroom. For students of all ages, these classes are both memorable and invaluable. These workshops have been in association with most of the London Art Museums and Galleries. Learn more about her by clicking here: http://nilufar.co.uk/
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