Obscura (2018)

Obscura (2018)

An amazing portrait 2018-10-24 United States of America 32 Min. PG-13
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Overview

While working with wet plate collodion Ruhter came up with an idea to show the world the beauty of these objects in a size that was deemed impossible. This led him and the Silver & Light Team to a forgotten town on the edge of the Salton Sea called Bombay Beach, located in California’s Imperial Valley. The idea was to create a camera out of an abandoned house. The structure would serve as the framework for the camera. Instead of focusing on the decay from the outside, this house camera allowed a view from the inside into someone’s dream. Once the giant lens was placed on the front of the house, images of Ted, a 100 year old resident who recently found himself homeless, were projected in, breathing new life into this abandoned structure and once again making it a home. During this brief moment in time when Ted’s photograph was captured, he was present in both places. In reality, he was homeless in the outside world.

Cast

Gary Oldman is Special guest
Special guest
Ian Ruhter is Wet Plate Artist
Wet Plate Artist
Will Eichelberger is Wet Plate Technician
Wet Plate Technician
Ross Whitaker is Wet Plate Team
Wet Plate Team
Kevin Mueller is Wet Plate Team
Wet Plate Team
Damien Cravic is Wet Plate Team
Wet Plate Team
Emory Marshall is Wet Plate Team
Wet Plate Team