View of Bernal Heights and 101/280 interchange, San Francisco, CA , 2020
8 x 10 in (h x w)
Daguerréotype

This contemporary daguerreotype view, taken on 7/29/20 at 4 PM, depicts the state of quarantine, an empty freeway interchange, and houses with families sheltering-in-place. This view harkens back to the San Francisco Gold Rush days of the 1850s, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, or the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake–it all summoned catastrophe and the shaping of the Bay Area.

Other works by Binh Danh

Y Bui and Kim Le's garden, Marrero, LA, from the "Xanh, LÀ" series , 2018
40 x 50 in (h x w)
Digital print
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art
Newspaper Rock Historical Site, Utah , 2016
12.8 x 14.5 in (h x w)
Daguerréotype
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Daguerreotype of Karen Fiorito, "Trumpocalypse" billboard on 11th and Grand Ave., Phoenix, AZ , 2017
8 x 10 in (h x w)
Daguerréotype
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Three Brothers, Yosemite National Park, CA , 2012
8.5 x 6.5 in (h x w)
Daguerréotype
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The border, from the "Nogales, Arizona/Sonora" series , 2017
8 x 10 in (h x w)
Daguerréotype
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