'Vertigo', lecture by Mark Cousins, 26th November, 2003

Extent: 2 digital files, 3.8 GB

Comprises video recording of a lecture entitled 'Vertigo' given by Mark Cousins on the 26th November, 2003, as part of the 'Cinematecture and Architectography' symposium, organised by the AA. The conference took place from 10am in the AA Main Lecture Hall, Bedford Square. The recordings consist of a digital preservation copy (2.6 GB, .MPG format) and a digital access copy (1.18 GB, .MP4 format).

Copyright: Architectural Association

Creator: Mark Cousins

Admin History: In this lecture Mark Cousins provides a critique of Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 movie 'Vertigo', interpreting the plot in philosophical and psychoanalytic terms. Cousins attends to the relations between characters, the condition of vertigo and his analyses of scenes and views - relating them all to the concept of 'the image', 'the object of desire' and the issue of identification by order of narrative and causality. He concludes that within the 'Vertigo' the image is neither dead nor alive, it belongs to another register where it appears and it fades, creating every scene.

Custodial History: The recording was made by the AA Audio Visual Department and retained by the AA Photo Library until 2019, when it was transferred to the AA Archives.

Aquisition: The recording was transferred from the AA Photo Libary to the AA Archives in 2019. Digital preservation and access copies were created by the AA Archives in 2021.

Archive Note: Catalogue description by Samaneh Karimelahi