
Dalí thru magnifiers, 1950s

images that haunt us


Visual Trickery. Flushing, NY: Headed on a crash course? – No, the just just appears to be aimed toward the left field stands at She stadium. It actually is flying far beyond the stands on its way to La Guardia airport. The optical illusion was created by the cameraman’s 135mm lens. UPI Photo 7/2/69 (written on verso) / source: VTG

by Atelier Manassé, Wien [Founded by Olga Spolarics and Adorja’n von Wlassics, 1922 – 1938]
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Film still from the 1929 film, “Man With a Movie Camera” shot by Dziga Vertov
/ src: IMDB

Ralph Gibson :: Woman’s face reflected in lens, 2003
[woman wearing ring holding lens displaying image of partial face] gelatin silver print. via zzzze
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