Creative Junction Magazine March 2017 | Page 5

PULSE
WHAT IS CAMERA
OBSCURA ?
AN 8M WEATHERING STEEL SCULPTURE , WITHIN WHICH IS A CAMERA OBSCURA

AND THE

" EYES "

HAVE IT

PIPPA PIPPA BOURKE BOURKE
When someone talks about seeing through another person ’ s eyes , generally we don ’ t take that in a literal sense . But for one Whangarei business owner , the construction of a ‘ camera obscura ’ on the Hatea Loop is an educational minefield . Darelle Allan from Lowes and Partners Optometrists on Bank Street says the much-anticipated structure will give visitors a brief insight into the human eye .