Obscura

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Lauren Vance

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

24 October 2018

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Gary Oldman

  Special guest

• Ian Ruhter

  Wet Plate Artist

• Will Eichelberger

  Wet Plate Technician

• Ross Whitaker

  Wet Plate Team

• Kevin Mueller

  Wet Plate Team

• Damien Cravic

  Wet Plate Team

• Emory Marshall

  Wet Plate Team