Dec 28, 2023
August Strindberg, Celestograph
In 1893, Swedish playwright August Strindberg thought he’d captured the stars on film. His failed photography experiments continued to evolve, chemically and beautifully, long after his death.
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August Strindberg, Celestograph
In 1893, Swedish playwright August Strindberg thought he’d captured the stars on film. His failed photography experiments continued to evolve, chemically and beautifully, long after his death.
from here
August Strindberg, back of “Celestograph VIII” (1893-94), text reads “stars” in Swedish and “Stars: the Orion region” in French
View more of August Strindberg’s “Celestographs” on the National Library of Sweden’s Flickr.
August Strindberg (yes, him). The Town. 1903
August Strindberg - Landscape, Seascape: Wave VIII - 1901/02
August Strindberg. Pack Ice at the Beach. 1892
August Strindberg, Celestograph, 1893/94, (celestographs or coelestographs are photographs of the sky taken without a camera or even a lens)
August Strindberg - The Wave - 1900
August Strindberg. Sailors. 1893.
August Strindberg - Wonderland - 1894
August Strindberg. Alpine Landscape I, 1894
August Strindberg, Celestograph (1893)
In 1893, Swedish playwright August Strindberg thought he’d captured the stars. His failed photography experiment continued to evolve, chemically and beautifully, long after his death.
see https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/strindberg-captured-stars-celestographs
Celestograph
2009, Scanned photogram
Swedish polymath August Strindberg created his celestographs in 1894 by leaving photographic plates to be exposed under the night sky. With the resulting images Strindberg believed he had discovered a new method of capturing the stars, however, the cosmic shapes where merely dust and dirt on the plates. The Miura fold, discovered in 1970 is a rigid fold that has been used to simulate large solar panel arrays for space satellites and it is speculated that the fold could be used to deploy solar sails as a form of future space propulsion. My Miura Celestograph was made with dust in an enlarger exposed onto folded paper which was the flattened and scanned for display, the work exists as an editioned A3 digital print.
Falling in love with August Strindberg and his crazy science today. As long as its beautiful, it's probably true - right?!! @littler_tom #strindberg #celestograph #theatredesign #design
Celestograph XIII by National Library of Sweden on Flickr.
Celestial image called a 'Celestograph' ( 1893-94) produced by August Strindberg by placing photographic plates ( without the use of a camera or lens) directly on a windowsill or the ground in order to get a direct image of the starry night sky. Even though he didn't manage to achieve his aim ( the celestial image is probably due to dew, pollen or dirt in the developer), it still looks very like a starry sky.
August Strindberg 1894
http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/3/celesographs.php