Abelardo Morell

(American/Cuban, born 1948)

Abelardo Morell is a contemporary Cuban-born American photographer renowned for his use of camera obscura to capture land and cityscapes. The artists’s interest in the early technology came from a demonstration to his students in the early 1990s, and he has since used the technique to transform both outdoor and indoor spaces into agents of the photographic process. The results can look surreal, and Morell has said that “photography’s power is to make even dreams seem quite concrete.” Born on September 17, 1948 in Havana, Cuba, his family emigrated to the United States in 1962. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1977, from where he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 1997. Morell continued his studies at Yale University, earning an MFA in 1981. The artist currently lives and works in Boston, MA, and was the subject of the documentary Shadow of the House (2007).

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Two Books of Astronomy, 1996

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Two Books of Astronomy, 1996

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Curiouser and Curiouser, 1998

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Curiouser and Curiouser, 1998

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Camera Obscura Image of a Manhattan View..., 1996

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Camera Obscura Image of a Manhattan View..., 1996

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Camera Obscura, image of Manhattan, looking..., 1996

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Camera Obscura, image of Manhattan, looking..., 1996

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Camera obscura image of Brookline view, in...

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Camera obscura image of Brookline view, in...

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Camera Obscura Image of the Grand Tetons in..., 1997

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Camera Obscura Image of the Grand Tetons in..., 1997

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Down the Rabbit-Hole, 1998

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Down the Rabbit-Hole, 1998

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Camera obscura image of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 1999

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Detail of Book Damaged by Water, 2001

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Detail of Book Damaged by Water, 2001

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Sunspots on covered table (+ 2 others; 3..., 2001

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Sunspots on covered table (+ 2 others; 3..., 2001

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Brady Sitting, 1989

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Brady Sitting, 1989

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It was much pleasanter at home, 1998

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It was much pleasanter at home, 1998

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Art book: Portraits by Leonardo Da Vinci and , 1993

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Art book: Portraits by Leonardo Da Vinci and , 1993

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Camera Obscura Image of a Building Inside..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of a Building Inside..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the Panthéon in the..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of the Panthéon in the..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of Paris in the Hotel..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of Paris in the Hotel..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View..., 1996

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Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View..., 1996

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Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View..., 1996

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Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View..., 1996

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Naked Maja by Goya, 1994

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Naked Maja by Goya, 1994

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Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in..., 1997

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Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in..., 1997

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Camera Obscura Image of a Building Inside..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of a Building Inside..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the London Eye..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the London Eye..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the Tower of London..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the Tower of London..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the London Eye,..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the London Eye,..., 2001

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