another random research result of illusion art installation...
Argentine artist Leandro Erlich was commissioned by the Barbican in London to install a version of his wildly popular optical illusion that creates the visual effect of instant weightlessness. Using a wall of giant mirrors propped against a huge horizontal print of a Victorian terraced house, visitors are free to climb and jump around as their reflections appear to move freely without the pesky effects of gravity. Titled Dalston House the piece was erected in Hackney just off Dalston Junction on a disused lot that has remained vacant since it was bombed during the Second World War.
This could be a good example of installation art, a vacant site due to bombed during the Second World War have given new value by the installation. By observe from the image, visitor enjoying the interaction with the installation, by using the reflection of the mirror visitor can exert their creativity to fulfill their imagination to archive some supernatural post. This installation have catch the attraction of public, at the same time, it prove that the feasibility of illusion in architecture with able to make design unique, probably a better user experience?
This is a good example of how an 'installation of illusion' can contribute to an urban environment by giving back to the community and adding value in terms of interactivity and identity. Your research should not only focus on the technique of the illusion but on how it contributes to user experience or adds value to a space or place.
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