Overhead/Underfoot: The Topographical Perspective in Photography

June 30–Sept 24, 2005

A black and white photograph of crumpled sheets of paper with map prints, featuring a central void where the paper has been torn away, revealing a blank space beneath. The image captures the intricate details of the map lines and the play of light and shadow across the textured surface.
A black and white photograph of crumpled sheets of paper with map prints, featuring a central void where the paper has been torn away, revealing a blank space beneath. The image captures the intricate details of the map lines and the play of light and shadow across the textured surface.

Abelardo Morell, Map of North America, 1996. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 20 1/16 × 23 15/16 in. (51 × 60.8 cm) Image: 18 1/8 × 22 7/8 in. (46 × 58.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 99.9

Overhead/Underfoot: The Topographical Perspective in Photography was curated by Dana Miller.

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