3D skull camera

[IronWing]

Yama, Lord of Death

Found while searching for Yama, Lord of Death to bring on the end of the world 12/12/2012. The description leaves the best part out: It's a 3D pinhole camera, shot through the eyes, and once you shoot a photo and develop the print, you can place it back inside and view it in 3D through the eye sockets!

 

[Q]

huh

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: Quintox
huh

Yama?s eyes are cast from bronze and silver with a gold pinhole pupil in each. A divider runs down the middle of the skull creating two separate cameras for one sheet of film. Each photo is offset by the distance between the pupils. This distance between our own pupils is what gives us depth perception. 4?x5? film is loaded into the side of the camera by a pneumatic film loading system.

A 300psi air tank in the middle of the camera powers 2 pneumatic pistons that move the film holder forward and lock it into place. The switch to open and close the film chamber is located under the jaw. The film is then exposed by pulling the dark slide on the film holder. After the film is developed, a finished contact print is then mounted on to a copper plate. When the copper plate is inserted in to the side slot of the skull, two lights turn on inside and the photo can be viewed in 3-D.

 

[IronWing]

I found the artist's website with more pics.

 

[IronWing]

<bump for morning crowd>

 

[alkemyst]

In soviet russia, the camera smiles at you...

 

[scott916]

His other works are insane as well, especially the HIV one.

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
In soviet russia, the camera smiles at you...

lol