Shadow Couple Illusion

It was my 23rd birthday two days ago, so you’ll excuse me for lack of updates on previous days. So I went to the cinema with my girlfriend, and we watched Pirates of Caribbean 3. I wasn’t much excited with the movie, but it was OK. I was never big fond of all those battle scenes… well maybe in Leonida’s 300, but thats another story.

I found this interesting photo the other day, created by master of Optical Illusions, Shigeo Fukada. If you saw only the shadow of his creation, you’d thought there is a young couple sitting, and supporting each other’s back – like the logo of Robe di Kappa. The amazing part is there is no couple, just a pile of garbage. I can’t believe how precise is Fukada in his creations. Taking care of every little detail. He is a true master. Be sure to see this video created by him. It works in the same way. Enjoy…

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22 Replies to “Shadow Couple Illusion”

  1. that is awesome!!! so cool… doesn’t look fake either… if u compare the shadow + the garbage… they are 2 similar!

  2. Nice this one. Only it is not made by Shigeo Fukada, but by Tim Noble and Sue Webster. I have seen the piece with my own eyes in Athens, Greece, where it was exhibited in the DESTE Foundation, in 2004. Tim Noble and Sue Webster have made a series of such shadow illusions created with garbage piles or constructions made with all kinds of materials.

  3. it int the proper shadow its only a screen the proper shadow is caused by 2 people behind it. by the way im only 11

  4. I find this excellent. But there is a confusion on the web regarding this piece of art. It was made by Tim Noble and Sue Webster (called Dirty White Trash) and represents 6 months of garbage from the couple themselves. I myself found hard to find the name of the artists, although you see it on many sites.
    I did not manage to find where it was first exhibited, but I am pretty sure it was not Shigeo Fukuda. You can see this image in the Tate website too.

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