forced perspective

British  

noun

1. the use of objects or images that are larger or smaller than they should be, to suggest that they are nearer or further away than they really are

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forced perspective

Echo Park-based artist Eamon Ore-Giron’s “Infinite Landscape: Los Ángeles Para Siempre” uses forced perspective to trick viewers into feeling like they are being pulled in or out of a portal.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

It’s a type of forced perspective, invented by cameras and normalized through the omnipresence of television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

Riley makes Cootie’s situation feel claustrophobically real using practical effects, including forced perspective, which give the series a more handmade, approachable feel compared with today’s sleek, cold C.G.I. showcases.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

Lesley Roy and her song Maps had a unique staging where she appeared to be running through books and trapped in an origami forest with forced perspective making her part of the scene.

From The Guardian ● May 22, 2021

Although Kevin Depinet delivers a striking hallway set, whose forced perspective lends a sense of scale, that design merely functions as a backdrop for Hana S. Kim’s bombastic projections.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020