This inverse mask is an illusory artwork to explore hierarchical visual processing.

  • This is a retired inverse mask prototype. Here is an explanation of how inverted stimuli illusions enhance our understanding of schizophrenia and other mental disorders. The frame can be adjusted to securely accommodate masks of varying sizes.

  • To apply our understanding of cognitive processes to clinical research.

  • Mask: Blender, plastic mold, oil paint. Frame: Corrugated plastic, screws, nails, steel wire.

  • Created for Thomas Papathomas at the Rutgers Laboratory of Vision Research in Spring 2017. 3D design by Attila Farkas.