Close up of Mona Lisa optical illusion painting
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ILLUSION LAB Welcome to Camera Obscura's Illusion Lab.
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Stairway Stairway
Discover how contemporary artists use optical illusions in their work.
thumbnail for lense warper Lens Warper
Bend Frankenstein's monsters face.
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thumbnail for sliding square illusion Sliding Squares
Are these lines straight?
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thumbnail for kaleidoscope Kaleioscope
Mix up the colours
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thumbnail for frog illusion Frog
What do you see?
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thumbnail for curves Curves
which of thses two shapes are bigger?
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thumbnail for dot illusion Dot
Concentrate on the dot.
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thumbnail for face illusion Face
Do these faces look the same?
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  What visitors thought
  I love the whole optical illusion aspect.
Samantha Dunscombe, Florida

It was SO cool and fun
Billie & Lyn Jeffrey, Australia

An unexpected great exhibition!
Visitor Survey 2008

Some unbelievable effects - such as "live" dragons, moving circles on static picture, mixing faces in the computer.
Visitor Survey 2008

Thought the range of displays was excellent - something for everyone.
Visitor Survey 2008

Everthing was fantastic! The staff were very friendly,helpful & looked like they enjoyed working there. That's very nice to see. It was much more better than we expected! Well done to you all for your hard work!
Visitor Survey 2007

Overall a great trip to the Camera Obscura, the tour guide's presentation of the magic telescope as I've come to call it was great, but every level had things to marvel at and enjoy!
Visitor Survey 2007

I enjoyed everything immensely. I loved the fact that the exhibition was so interactive
Visitor Survey 2008


 
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