Camera obscura

Mariano Dallago

Mariano Dallago has reconstructed a folding camera in larger scale, to make it accessible to visitors. Inside a lens reflects an upside-down image, just as a real folding camera does. However, the reflection is a typical postcard picture. The artist invites to cross the threshold and to realise how relevant perspective is one’s perception of the world.

Exhibit place Ciastel de Tor

Studies have dated San Martin de Tor back to Roman times. A number of paths and the odd point found in what is now the town centre can be traced back to the practice of subdividing land into quadrilateral lots, which was typical of the era. Indeed, it is believed that the "quadra" portion of the word (square in Italian), which was initially used as a term for a surface, was then extended to the whole of the Val Badia valley (Gadertal in German). It was only later that the term "Gader" was introduced – originally "Kaidra" – which comes from a Roman measuring system adopted in this area. Today, the castle, which dates from the early 13th century, houses the "Museum Ladin".