Hidden shallows

By Thomas Lane and Thomas Lane Thomas Lane 2005-07-08T00:00:00

3D trompe d’oeil: Brunel’s SS Great Britain ‘floating’ on 50 mm of water sitting on top of a glass plate is surprisingly successful

Source: Adam Wilson, Space Decks

As soon as Brunel’s 19th-century SS Great Britain was taken out of the sea, it began to corrode. Now a restoration team has found a way to preserve its hull while also giving it the illusion of a return to the open water.

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