Eduardo Navarro

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 10) — 9. Experimenting with red is a great way to capture ghosts

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 11) — Self portrait

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 12) — Maliamongo and Mattias in a sword fight

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 13) — Mattias' magical car projection captured

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 14) — Self Portrait at the lake at night :)

ceramiKam 1000 is a film camera entirely made of fired ceramic. Its inner mechanisms are also handmade, one by one. It's not a pinhole camera, as it carries a lens in its aperture allowing it to focus. It's composed of three ceramic parts made to fit in order to isolate exterior light. Since ceramic shrinks once you fire it and then shrinks again once you glaze it, this had to be carefully contemplated (with endless sand dusting sessions) in order to fit a 36mm film. Somehow it all meticulously worked out. It works!

its a perfect experimental camera and an object of affection since it was done at Skowhegan School of Painting during the summer of 2026 under the kind supervision and help from Grace Sachi Troxell, Sahar Khoury, Eva Aguero, Christina Umaña Duran, Nasser Alzayani and Jose Mesias. Film negatives develop by Olvia Raevey.

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 1) — 1. Front of the camera.

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 2) — 2. Back of the camera.

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 3) — 3. The film is on and rolled.

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 4) — 4. It's easier to put the last ceramic component by placing the camera flat.

Eduardo Navarro: CeramiKam 1000 (2026) (Fig. 5) — 5. We are ready to sandwich it all together with the rubber bands.

The camera is like a sandwich, its three ceramic parts are squished together with rubber foam that prevents light from coming inside the film. It's a great camera to experiment with night shots and exposure. The camera shutter is a cork that you manually open and close depending on the amount of exposure you need. Then, you manually roll the film to start a fresh shot. It comes with three color filters, ideal for day shots and ghost capturing. A bigger cork shutter is ideal for experimenting with the color filters and so on. The camera also includes a film rewind accessory and a glow in the dark neck strap. Its results are as experimental as the camera itself.