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A band of Harrodian Sixth Form students underwent a truly immersive photographic experience on their recent visit to the Photographers’ Gallery in central London.
A special workshop which took place in the Photographers' gallery’s Camera Obscura provided the group both with an insight into the fundamentals of photography and the workings of the human eye. This special viewing room – Camera obscura literally means 'dark room' in Latin – features a hole in the wall (see below) covered by a lens and surrounded by mirrors. As light passes through it, an image of the street outside is projected onto the walls of the camera obscura. Using a handle to adjust the mirrors, students were able to get a 360° view of the surrounding Soho streetscape– as well as gaining an insight into the fundamentals of photography and the workings of the human eye.
Students also enjoyed two very different exhibitions on their visit. Roman Vishniac Rediscovered was the first UK retrospective of Russian born American photographer, Roman Vishniac (1897–1990 who is best known for creating an almost unique photographic record of Jewish life in Eastern Europe between the two World Wars.
All I Know Is What Is On The Internet was on display at The Photographers’ Gallery, London.Roman Vishniac Rediscovered was on display at both The Photographers’ Gallery and The Jewish Museum, London.
In contrast, All I Know Is What’s On The Internet was a show that featured the work of 11 contemporary artists and groups seeking to map, visualise and question 21st Century image culture. It investigated how today’s photographic images multiply online and considered the implications of this endless circulation of content.
