In one piece, artist Dilmar Gamero created pinhole photos from both inside and outside homes on Elfreth’s Alley.
Photographer Dilmar Gamero Gamero has been producing interesting work on Elfreth’s Alley for several years now—check out his experiments to incorporate historic photos into the Alley’s current appearance using rephotography and stereoscopy. Now he has conceived a series of installations in conversation with historic images and archival materials which record the Alley’s history, posing questions about who is included in these collections and who is not. Gamero uses techniques ranging from the very simple—pinhole photographs—to the complex—videos generated from archival material using artificial intelligence—to produce pieces which explore topics such as child labor, domestic labor and which interrogate patterns of power and privilege.
Gamero (front), discussing his piece “Feme Sole” (on easel).
The show comprises seven pieces which are on display in museum spaces and in the museum garden. The show will remain up through June 2022 (at least). Viewing the entire show requires paying regular museum admission ($3, we also have a free day coming up), but one of the pieces can be seen in the Museum gift shop for free.