Abelardo Morell

Abelardo Morell

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

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

Laura and Brady in the Shadow of Our House, 1994

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.

Manhattan View Looking South in Large Room, 1996

Santa Maria della Salute inPalazzo Bedroom. Venice, Italy, 2006

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