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This crazy art installation by Argentine artist Leandro Erlich, completely trips you out - you think these people are standing underwater, and you start wondering, weights on their feet? Do they have breathing tubes? WTF? Then you realize it's a brilliantly crafted illusion.

The installation is currently at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York.
Here's a snippet from Artabase.net about it:
"Erlich has constructed a full-size pool, complete with all its trappings, including a deck and a ladder. When approached from the first floor, visitors are confronted with a surreal scene: people, fully clothed, can be seen standing, walking, and breathing beneath the surface of the water. It is only when visitors enter the Duplex gallery from the basement that they recognize that the pool is empty, its construction a visual trick fashioned by the artist. A large, continuous piece of acrylic spans the pool and suspends water above it, creating the illusion of a standard swimming pool that is both disorienting and humorous."

Jess

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Francheska L said... @ April 15, 2009 5:54 PM

Ok now this is the most amazing thing I have seen in a very long time in the artistic world! How original, creative and most of all inspiring!!
I´m completely in love with the idea and concept behind this!!!

ohlyndsayanne said... @ April 17, 2009 12:05 PM

That's insane! I love it.

Anonymous said... @ December 02, 2009 8:13 PM

cheap trick if u ask me

Unknown said... @ July 27, 2011 12:32 PM

that would be simple to make..seriusly..there in a room and theres glass as the roof and water on the glass so it looks like there in a pool Sightline Payments Kirk Sanfordbola tangkas online

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