Camera Obscura in northgallery

Camera Obscura (darkened room) is a certain illusion or an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings through a hole on one side of the room. Light from an external scene passes throuhg the hole and strikes a surface inside where it is reproduced, upside-down, but with colour and perspective preserved.

Now you can experience Camera Obscura in the North Gallery at Kjarvalsstaðir and see how this works with your own eyes. It takes awhile to adjust to the darkness but soon enough one can see forms, lines and movement happening outside the room.