Experimental Camera
Objective
Design and code an experimental camera that expresses a novel way of capturing a body, a place, or an object.
Description
Conventional cameras imitate the resolution, depth of field, and color range of the human eyes. The machine’s close resemblance to human biology and its claim to deliver objective reality camouflages the embedded biases in camera technology such as the unfortunate racial bias in the history of photography.
For Assignment #8, you will design and create an experimental camera with a specific purpose or usage in mind. Some questions to get you started:
- What does it mean to design a camera that is meant to capture a specific person, place, or object?
- How might we document our domestic life while we self-quarantine? Has the selfie culture and photography carried on different meanings since the start of the pandemic?
- How can camera filters change the way we perceive ourselves and the others?
Make an intentional choice on the context your camera should be used in. Document your camera set up and a series of images you take with the camera. You are expected to utilize createCapture() and array in your camera design.