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5 Feb 2021

‘From Camera to Canvas’ exhibition walk through

Written by Ben Reiss, Morton Photography Project Curator
A white wall and wooden parquet floor in a gallery. The left-hand side of the wall is filled with a black and white photo of the bust of a girl staring out at the viewer. On the right-hand side is the text: ‘E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas’.
The gaze of one of the girls Hornel photographed meets the viewer's eye at the start of the exhibition
Although ‘E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas’ has closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, we’re delighted to be able to share shots of the exhibition in situ at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh.
A gallery space with white walls and wooden parquet floors. On the left a long wall stretches into the distance with four paintings and a text panel visible on it. Other paintings are visible on walls at the back of the space. In the middle is a glass-topped case, and a second is visible against the wall to the right. A glass-topped case containing an old-fashioned, folding box camera made of wood with brass fittings and black leather bellows. On the right is a kidney-shaped painter’s palette covered in paint. A white wall with two paintings in gilt frames on it. Both paintings show women dressed in late 19th-century clothing harvesting cabbages. A text label is next to each painting. A white wall. Hanging on the left is a reproduction of a colourful painting of two girls playing outside. A translucent plastic copy of a black and white photo has been placed over one girl, showing how her figure was copied from the photo. On the right is a colourful painting of a Japanese woman in a kimono, accompanied by a reproduction of a photo with similar features. A gallery space with white walls and wooden parquet floors. Three paintings are visible on the walls, and a projected image of a photo is visible in the background. In front of the projected image is a glass-topped case. Six black and white sheets of plastic printed with black and white photos on a light box inside a glass-topped case. The photos show girls and young women from Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Scotland in a variety of poses. A white wall with a painting in a gilt frame. The painting shows several girls sitting surrounded by apple trees. Next to the painting is a reproduction of a black and white photo of a girl sitting surrounded by foliage on the edge of a pond. A gallery space with white walls and wooden parquet floors. Three paintings are visible on the walls, each one accompanied by two reproduction black and white photos. In the middle of the floor is a glass-topped case. A narrow woodblock print of a standing Japanese woman. She is wearing a red kimono with green and black edging and a black belt. Her hair is an elaborate style and she is holding a manuscript covered in text. A white wall with a painting in a gilt frame. The painting shows three girls lying down and looking at a butterfly. Behind them a bay with the sea and a sandy beach is visible. Next to the painting are reproductions of two black and white photos of girls in the same positions as the girls in the painting. The painting is reflected in a glass-topped case in front of it. A white wall with a painting in a gilt frame. The painting shows several girls sitting, wearing white and making lace. Next to the painting are reproductions of two black and white photos. One shows a girl making lace in the same position as a figure in the painting. The other shows girls playing the drum, in the same poses as the girls in the painting. A white wall with an unframed painting. The painting shows five women almost full length in a green landscape, picking tea. Next to the painting are reproductions of two black and white photos showing women in the same poses as in the painting. A gallery space with white walls and wooden parquet floors. There is a gap in between two of the walls through which large, semi-circular windows can be seen. Three paintings are visible on the walls, each one accompanied by two reproduction black and white photos. In the foreground is a glass-topped case. A white wall with two paintings in gilt frames, each one accompanied by two reproduction black and white photos. The painting on the left shows three girls dancing and playing music. The painting on the right shows two girls bathing by a river. The photos accompanying each painting are of girls in similar poses to those in the paintings. A gallery space with white walls and wooden parquet floors. One painting in a gilt frame is visible on the left-hand wall, along with three reproductions of black and white photos. Three unframed paintings are visible on the right-hand wall. One is accompanied by a hand-coloured photo, the other two by reproduction colour photos. A white wall with a painting in a gilt frame, along with three reproductions of black and white photos. The painting is of three girls in hats with baskets, dancing in front of Mount Fuji. The three photos show the same girl in the same three poses in the painting. A white wall with three unframed paintings, one original colour photo and two reproduction colour photos. The photos show women in the same poses as in the paintings. A white wall with a painting in a gilt frame. The painting shows three girls sitting down surrounded by flowers. Behind them a bay with the sea and a sandy beach is visible. Either side of the painting are reproductions of two black and white photos of girls in the same positions as the girls in the painting. A gallery space with wooden parquet floors and white walls either side. Paintings in gilt frames are visible on each wall, along with reproductions of black and white photos. A black bench is in the middle of the floor, in front of two open doorways.

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