Illusions Gallery
We first developed the illusions to encourage visitors to interact with the Shadows of War and Peace exhibition. People's responses to the illusions was immediately playful; they interacted with the images and objects, and with each other. People interacted much more with the rest of the gallery than they had before we introduced the illusions. We continue to add to our collection of illusions and to use them not only as an independent gallery, but a starter pack for developing galleries and entry spaces in completed galleries to 'warm-up' visitors to interact and encourage their input into the exhibitions.
" My family all enjoyed the exhibition, the children liked the illusions, it was lovely that they gave us permission to play. I especially liked the problem pictures - we ended up creating stories together with other people." From the Shadows of War and Peace visitors book
" My family all enjoyed the exhibition, the children liked the illusions, it was lovely that they gave us permission to play. I especially liked the problem pictures - we ended up creating stories together with other people." From the Shadows of War and Peace visitors book
An image is something that has been recreated or reproduced. It may be a representation of something real but can in fact only be a facsimile. The illusions demonstrate that we do not always see what is right in front of us. Our brains deceive our eyes into seeing what should be there in the ’real’ world. It’s a phenomena exploited by artists and magicians the world over. The image above gives the illusion that it's moving, the one on the left may seem to move and be 3D
