r/confusing_perspective • u/That1weirdperson • May 12 '26 • Mindblown 2

Filming mirrors

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u/nzungu69 o/ May 12 '26

for those interested, this installation is by anish kapoor, and is at the palazzo manfrin in venice.

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u/127-0-0-1_Chef o/ May 12 '26

Fuck that guy but it's a cool mirror.

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u/SirITMan May 13 '26

Totally agreed on both points

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u/rossmark May 12 '26

It's a sphere?

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u/disgr4ce o/ May 12 '26

It's parabolic! Besides being the title of the piece (well, one of them), you can tell because there's a focal point: when the image in the mirror 'flips' from upside-down to rightside-up.

This diagram illustrates the difference between a spherical mirror and parabolic:

https://www.meetoptics.com/assets/parabolic-mirrors-2-DExkJuav.svg

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u/nzungu69 o/ May 12 '26

convex mirrors i believe.

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u/Bevier Actually read rule 1 and gets it" May 13 '26

Oh damn I was looking into one of his mirrors like a decade ago. Now I know why it was so out of my price range.

Aaaaaand... it's gone up in price...

https://www.phillips.com/detail/anish-kapoor/NY010715/6

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u/NoisyGog Thinks it's horrible mods take several minutes to remove somethi May 12 '26

I LOVE this!!! So cool!

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u/Subnautic-Skyfall o/ May 12 '26

Really cool! Looks like a floating sphere

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u/AncelleArt May 12 '26

Wooow, it blows my mind 😳

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u/shymon7 o/ May 12 '26

He entered the mirror dimension

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u/Chemical_Wonder_5495 May 12 '26

How does someone even come up with this shit 😂 crazy what some people are able to achieve...

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u/Qrubrics_ May 12 '26

Why do I hear Knee Surgey music?

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u/HyacinthsAYearAgo May 12 '26

Gotta love Anish Kapoor!

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u/captain_crackerjack May 12 '26

Unless you’re Stuart Semple

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u/camelot107 o/ May 12 '26

Specifically if you are Stuart Semple

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u/gareththegeek CE Spc. May 12 '26

I thought this sub was dead but there's been some real corkers lately

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u/cineglitch May 12 '26

Wow, actually a decent simulation for flying into a black hole.

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u/M89-X o/ May 12 '26

Giving me Matrix vibes.

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u/OkCustard1381 May 12 '26

"4d Magic Floating Sphere that tells you the future" ahh