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STANDPOINT [2006]
INSTALLATION WITH WOOD, STEEL AND OPTICAL DIOPTER
by Renato Colangelo and Darren Davison
A camera obscura, from the Latin camera [room] obscura [dark] is literally a darkened room with a small hole in the wall
or window covering. Daylight enters and the scene outside is projected onto the opposite interior wall. The projection is
upside-down and back-to-front, but nonetheless, the action, colour and detail of the world outside is transformed into a moving,
two-dimensional image. Embodying the pleasures of spectatorship and the manipulation of light to capture images, the camera
obscura foreshadowed both the cinema and the still camera
The camera obscura has been utilised for entertainment, scientific enquiry and artistic endeavour. Painters used portable
versions to enable them to trace the subject of their work directly onto paper, simplifying the difficulties of accurately
rendering perspective.
Renato Colangelo and Darren Davison's Standpoint is a large, walk in camera obscura constructed in front of the Andersons
Mill. By entering the light lock, visitors can see the beauty of the historical bluestone mill in a spectacular 9 metre wide
inverted projection, and share the experience of seeing the world 'captured' that fascinated audiences 500 years ago.
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