High Tech Trompe L’Oeil: Augmented Reality As An Artistic Medium

“Augmented reality (AR) has been touted as the bridge between the physical and virtual worlds, as new technologies add information to real-world environments.” A new exhibition titled “Give Me More” uses AR “to reveal hidden layers of meaning associated with ordinary objects. … Storybooks become animated, t-shirts bestow powers on their wearers, and Euro notes show their more salacious face.”