from October 14, 2020 on the wall of the Barutana Creative Quarter (Fužine 10, Kamnik)
Ana Stanovnik Perčič, Mitja Hofer, Bojan Mijatovič, Pina Lenart, Jana Bratuž, Primož Poljanšek, Dušan Letnar, Janez Glavač, Duša Colnar, Liza Praznik, Ilona Mrgole
The f/192 exhibition continues the cycle of outdoor exhibitions, which the members of the Photo Club Kamnik have been preparing since 2005, when they opened the first one called the Eye of Kamnik on the main square in Kamnik. In the following years, various topics related to Kamnik were also presented at other venues, among which the tunnel under the Little Castle, the (former) shop windows on Šutna and Samčev dodor are worth highlighting.
This is the first time they are exhibiting in the Creative Quarter of Barutana, and the object of interest for photographers remains Kamnik and its surroundings. The special feature of this year's exhibition is that the motifs were recorded using a camera obscura (pinhole camera) on black and white film.
Camera obscura (Latin for "dark room") is the most basic optical device for recording images. It consists of a box that has a small hole on one side through which light enters, creating an inverted image on the opposite side. f/192 represents the most common ratio between focal length and aperture size in use with these devices today.
The Chinese philosopher Mozi wrote about the camera obscura already in the fifth century BC, it was known to the ancient Greeks, and was also used by painters as a painting tool. Since the invention of photography, the image it projects can also be captured on photographic film or paper or digital sensor.
