GSU Students, Teacher Responsible for Camera Scares "Mortified:" Report

The Georgia State University students and teacher who were responsible for an art project which caused people to mistake their homemade pinhole cameras for bombs aren’t talking to the press, but a university spokesman says they’re taking the issue very seriously.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a spokesman said that the girl who taped the ill-fated solargraphy camera to to the 14th Street Bridge last month didn’t realize the impact of her decision until the day after police shut down 14th Street and the Downtown Connector over fears that the cylindrical device was a pipe bomb.

The spokesman said that once police told her the full story, including the destruction of the camera by the bomb squad as a safety precaution, the student and her classmates realized their art project had created some serious and unforeseen consequences. A

nother student installed his or her solagraphy camera on a bridge in Hapeville, which caused a similar reaction from officials there on Tuesday.

In addition, the teacher at the Welch School of Art and Design could be described as “mortified” that her assignment had gone so awry, according to the spokesman. Similar projects had been carried out by other students in previous years without creating a panic, the spokesman told the AJC.

The student responsible for the 14th Street Bridge solargraphy camera could face reckless conduct charges, and the school is pledging to help authorities remove the remaining cameras which were installed in public places.