The North Carolina Museum of Art is full of wonders for the eyes and mind. Gorgeous paintings, structures, and mesmerizing architecture. But one of its best-kept secrets? The Cloud Chamber For The Trees And Sky.
Flickr / joevare On first glance, it might look better suited for hobbits in the Shire. It is actually the work of British artist Chris Drury.
Flickr / bobistraveling Step inside, and you’ll be truly delighted by what you see. It operates as a camera obscura. Once you step inside the stone hut, the single door becomes light-tight when closed. A small hole in the roof acts a camera obscura, a Medieval optic trick that projects the exterior view onto the inside of the hut.
Flickr / Mel Trent
Flickr / bobistraveling The cloud chamber projects the outside inside. You’ll witness a blue sky, trees, and clouds against the white cement wall.
Flickr / cfrye6395 Aside from being visually interesting on the interior, the exterior is a marvel in architecture. The low-lying structure is constructed of stones, with a grassy turf on top. With only relying on pure manmade magic to treat your eyes to some true delights - this is one of the most interesting spaces not just in North Carolina, but America.
There’s really nothing else like the Cloud Chamber for the Tress and Sky in North Carolina. It’s a place you have to visit to understand the magic! Have you visited for yourself, if so, what did you think?
Flickr / joevare
On first glance, it might look better suited for hobbits in the Shire. It is actually the work of British artist Chris Drury.
Flickr / bobistraveling
Step inside, and you’ll be truly delighted by what you see. It operates as a camera obscura. Once you step inside the stone hut, the single door becomes light-tight when closed. A small hole in the roof acts a camera obscura, a Medieval optic trick that projects the exterior view onto the inside of the hut.
Flickr / Mel Trent
The cloud chamber projects the outside inside. You’ll witness a blue sky, trees, and clouds against the white cement wall.
Flickr / cfrye6395
Aside from being visually interesting on the interior, the exterior is a marvel in architecture. The low-lying structure is constructed of stones, with a grassy turf on top. With only relying on pure manmade magic to treat your eyes to some true delights - this is one of the most interesting spaces not just in North Carolina, but America.
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