This invigorating work reaffirms the importance of books and serves as a reminder of their fragile but enduring presence in our history and psyche. The project Interior Gaze, organized by two institutions attached to the Ministry of Culture, the Lazaro Galdiano Foundation and the State Agency of Cultural Commemorations (SECC), reinforces this relationship between yesterday’s gaze, that of the collector, and today’s, that of five of the most outstanding contemporary international photographers. Pictured: “View of Saint Lazare Train Station, Paris, France, 2015.”. “The camera obscura seems little short of miraculous, even after the optical rationale has been explained… That Abelardo Morell was able to photograph the thing in action, in effect producing photographs of a photographic process, and that he has done so with such lapidar and transformative eloquence, is breathtaking.” -Luc Sante, from the Introduction. The fact that what he finds in these shadows is quite ordinary — books, kids’ toys, a paper bag — makes the results magically disorienting and (as in the cover image of a vase perched on the edge of a table) precarious. Photographs by Abelardo Morell, Irina Rozovsky & Alyssa McDonald. The added use of digÂiÂtal techÂnolÂogy on my camÂera lets me record visual moments in a much shorter time frameâ for instance I can now get clouds and peoÂple to show up in some of the photographs. The "60 Minutes" interview that Trump cut short, Joe Biden makes the case for why he should be president, Battleground Tracker: Tight race in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Black voters motivated, but concerned about votes counting: Poll, Senate clears key hurdle to Barrett's Supreme Court nomination, Curfew enacted in El Paso as hospitals and ICUs near capacity, U.S. Navy identifies 2 killed in training plane crash, Tropical Storm Zeta expected to strengthen into hurricane, Gottlieb warns of "dangerous tipping point" in pandemic, Battleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more, 5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground Tracker, CBS News coverage of voting rights issues. Library stacks seen from above become a labyrinth through Morell’s lens. A rooftop’s asphalt provides the texture of Morell’s tent camera image of Midtown Manhattan in 2010. Cuba on the Verge: An Island in Transition, By Terry McCoy. Mixed Up Geometric Shapes Painted with Primary Colors on a Gray Table, 2020 Twelve are bound into the book: the thirteenth is placed loose in the book’s box. This way of observÂing the landÂscape with speÂcially equipped tents was pracÂticed by some artists in the 19th cenÂtury in order to trace on paper what they saw in the landÂscape. The first in-depth treatment in fifteen years, this handsome and important book examines Morell’s career to the present day, including his earlier works in black-and-white and never before published color photographs from the past decade. Photographs by Abelardo Morell. So why not try to make a 90° camera obscura throw, so that the ground actually receives an image?’”. What is ballot harvesting — and should you hand your ballot to a stranger? The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2013. In particular, Adams advocates art that evokes beauty without irony or sentimentality, art that “encourages us to gratitude and engagement, and is of both personal and civic consequence.” Following an introduction, the book begins with two short essays on the works of the American painter Edward Hopper, an artist venerated by Adams. This eloquent and moving book champions art that fights against disillusionment and despair. Continuum is a part of Yoffy Press’ Triptych series and features Abelardo Morell, Irina Rozovsky and Alyssa McDonald. Production stills and video for Tent-Camera Images on the Ground Video - Abelardo Morell on his work in the "Ansel Adams in Our Time" exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston I have always loved The 19th Century photographs of the American West by Carleton Watkins, Timothy O’Sullivan and William Henry Jackson but, when…