This picture was made in the Black Forest. The pictures below show that it rained on most days of the exposure. However, only the sky and a part of the orbit of the sun was recorded by the camera.

Thanks to S. Gritsa for the pictures.

Der Beitrag Black Forest Panorama erschien zuerst auf The 7th Day

Throughout the year, a wide variety of works were created in collaborative workshops and later presented in an exhibition at the Munich District Office. The opening took place on November 17, with District Administrator Christoph Göbel giving the welcome speech. You can also find a detailed article about the exhibition here: “Metamorphoses – from Munich and Kraków”.

Long Exposure with the Pinhole Camera

A special part of the project consisted of photographs created with the Camera Obscura (pinhole camera). This long exposure technique makes it possible to capture processes of change over days, weeks, or even months.

One example: one of our pinhole cameras was directed at bean plants for seven days. The movement of the leaves is visible only as a green veil. A bright diagonal shows a wooden beam supporting the fence, while the top of the image reveals the neighboring house’s dormer windows. Beneath the red sky, the ridge of the roof appears as a curved line.

Solargraphy – Making Time Visible

The technique of solargraphy – a special form of long exposure with photographic paper inside a pinhole camera – plays a central role in the project. Over many days or weeks, light is captured, producing unique color gradients and traces of the sun. No two images are alike: chance and time collaborate to shape each artwork.

Transformation as an Artistic Principle

Just as the bean plants were in constant motion, the project Metamorphoses itself embodies the idea of change: ideas evolve, cultures meet, and new forms of artistic expression emerge.

For more information and many images from this project, visit:
Metamorphoses Archive – The 7th Day

Der Beitrag Metamorphoses – a German-Polish Art Project erschien zuerst auf The 7th Day

As a participant of the project, you should think carefully about where to place your pinhole camera.

Because of to the long exposure time, moving objects are not visible on the images. This restricts the choice of motifs. However, this restriction can also be used as a stylistic device

The main motif of the pictures (bicycle handlebars, bicycle with spokes) is sharp. Everything else is blurred or only visible as a veil because of the exposure time of several weeks. Here and there you can see the outlines of a house. In some pictures you can even see traces of the sun. A kind of depth of field brings tension into the picture and lets the actual subject protrude.

by Patrick Zajfert

Der Beitrag The bicycle erschien zuerst auf The 7th Day

Susanne – Wednesday 3 August 2016

“Is that the three peaks? How great is that? And where do you attached the camera?”

Thorsten – Monday 22 August 2016

“We have placed the camera on a rock near the chapel of the three peaks. At the end of the holiday in the mountains we picked up the can after 7 days. The three peaks hut would actually be on the left side of the picture, but it was hidden by a mountain. In the lower left third of the picture you can still see an outbuilding of the three peaks hut. The picture was worth the journey.”

Der Beitrag Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Three peaks in the dolomites erschien zuerst auf The 7th Day