Photo credit: Neil Dawson
At first glance, “Horizons” appears to be a larger than life piece of paper, but it’s actually just a clever optical illusion by New Zealand artist Neil Dawson. This massive steel sculpture is designed to look like a windblown piece of paper resting on a hilltop, and made its debut in 1994 for Gibbs Farm, an outdoor sculpture collection in New Zealand.
‘Horizons’ is located in New Zealand on ‘The Farm,’ a large private art park owned by Alan Gibbs, a New Zealand businessman, entrepreneur, and art patron worth about $450 million dollars. Now imagine this illusion on an even larger scale, it would most certainly become a tourist attraction sooner than later.
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Toysmith, 3-D Mirascope, 6" Instant Hologram Image Maker, For Boys & Girls 8+
- The mirascope takes small objects and uses an optical illusion to create a 3D holographic projection
- The mirascope uses Mirrors to transform real objects into optical illusions
- Experiment with other objects like coins or dice to create new 3D illusions
