Abelardo Morell

With Vertigo, Abelardo Morell created unique, dynamic views of the Golden Gate Bridge by means of the camera obscura — a centuries-old technique that uses a tiny opening in a wall to project images of the outside world into a darkened room. Bringing images of the bridge inside the fort, Morell created a magical sense of experiencing two perspectives at once. Morell complemented the installation with photographs of the Golden Gate made with a tent camera (a portable form of camera obscura), superimposing landscape views onto the land itself.