In a world where 3D printers can make haute couture for you, 3D glasses have had a hard time maintaining the futuristic appeal they refined back in the 80s. Coupled with a mediocre superhero flick, the flimsy paper spectacles seem, frankly, a little lame.This is exactly the perception that Onionlab’s new visual masterpiece takes on with Diplopia, a “stereoscopic piece” that points out how “our eyes merge two separate images to perceive a single object.” According to the project description the piece seeks to emphasize “two different points of view that arise as a consequence of binocular disparity.”The 3D anaglyph installation was displayed at the opening ceremony of Spain’s International Mapping Festival of Girona. The festival is based around the idea of the contradiction, which is exactly what Diplopia is: Onionlab’s description goes on to describe that the work “focuses on opposing concepts, such as light and darkness, flexible versus rigid, near and far, noise and silence, wet and dry… The volumetric contrasts and illusion of depth create images intended to confuse, unsettle and fascinate the public.”The piece itself bends and distorts the front of a building in details so vivid, you would think it’s actually happening in front of you. The design is pretty mind-blowing on it’s own, but is uber-trippy with the addition of a pair of paper shades. What do you think of the mind-bending video below?Diplopia 3D: an stereoscopic piece about contrast from onionlab on Vimeo.Click here to check out more projects from Onionlab.Related:Watch A Model's Face Transform With Projection Mapped MakeupDancer Bends Light in Stunning Projection-Mapped PerformanceThe Sensational Architecture of the Strangest Village in Lebanon
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