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Wide Eyes

Visitors look through a prism eyepiece which increases the effective distance between the eyes by ten times. By rotating mirrors in and out, visitors alter their perception of distance and depth: people and objects in the field of view grow larger and then shrink, move closer and then recede, as the eye-brain system wrestles with the strange information.
The table is mounted on a pivot so the user can pan the scene and select various objects and people for viewing. A sliding viewer is provided to accommodate the different viewing positions.

exhibit specs
30"w X 50"h X 24"d
205 lbs.

 
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