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This month at the former Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in Irvine, California, six photographic artists are poised to embark on a unique and challenging project to create the world?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR?s largest camera and photograph. They will transform a giant aircraft hangar into a pinhole camera, also known as a camera obscura, which will then be used produce the largest single photograph ever made on a light-sensitized surface. These artists are members of The Legacy Project, which has been documenting the transformation of the El Toro Air Station into The Orange County Great Park since 2002.
The Guinness Book of World Records has confirmed that the giant camera and 2,500 square-foot photograph warrants consideration as a new world record. The rigorous certification process is already underway and will be confirmed upon completion of the photograph. The purpose of this undertaking is to both celebrate the past while commemorating the beginning transition of MCAS El Toro into Heritage Fields and the Orange County Great Park.
In an era when miniature cameras, digital photography and instant results prevail, this process will require a minimum of three months to complete, requiring a 10 to 14 day exposure directly onto a 25?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR? high by 100?EUR??,,????'?????<???EUR? long piece of specially created light-sensitive fabric to make a one-of-a-kind photographic print. The resulting photograph will feature the former air control tower, the runways, and the open expanse that will become the heart of the Orange County Great Park. The coastal hills and the buildings surrounding the Irvine Spectrum will frame the view as a distant backdrop.
For more information visit legacyphotoproject.com.
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
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