Open House Festival

'Pinned' Photography & Print House

residence

Unknown, 1890

38, Beck Road, E8 4RE

Experience a room-sized Camera Obscura within a terraced house located on Beck Road in East London. You will have the opportunity to have your portrait taken and purchase a photographic archival print or high quality digital file. Individuals & Groups welcome! Open: 12-6pm (weather dependent).

Getting there

Tube

Bethnal Green

Train

Cambridge Heath, London Fields

Bus

106, 236, 254, 26, 388, 394, 55, D6

Access

Facilities

What you can expect

Visitors and participants will experience both daylight and darkroom elements of the camera obscura.

About

'Pinned' Project Outline

PINNED, (PAUSE FOR LIGHT, OUTSIDE-IN, WITH & WITHIN), 2024
An immersive & interactive Camera Obscura, capturing & captivating community, was a pilot participatory installation for Beyond Beck Road (part III) ‘TIME’ Public Art Exhibition as part of the Open House Festival last year. @beyond.beckroad

'PINNED' PHOTOGRAPHY & PRINT HOUSE, 2025 has developed into a portrait studio offering the same immersive experience with the opportunity to acquire a print or digital file*

*(50% of the proceeds of all purchased prints will be donated to the 'Hackney Peace Carnival Mural' Event taking place in Dalston on 28th September).

Online presence

www.melinamichael.com

www.instagram.com/melina___michael

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