Stare Stare Stereo, an exhibition organized by student curators, opened Friday at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Student curators Lauren Barnes, Sherwin Tibayan and Ken Sims created unique pieces for the show by placing two separate images together that can complement or contrast with each other differently depending on the perception of the viewer.

“We were looking for connections between images, but we didn’t want to tell visitors what to see,” Sims said.

Organizing the exhibit took about a year to complete. The curators, picked by professors in the School of Art, began the process by filing through the museum’s large archival boxes.

“The hardest part was choosing the images, [but] this was also the most fun,” Sims said. “The process was at times challenging, but was always exciting.”

The photos needed to capture an element of architecture to compliment the Bruce Goff exhibit also currently on display at the museum. There are 10 pairings currently on display, and the images will change in the spring semester.

The exhibit also features image boxes that allow viewers to move the focus on the image, resembling the camera adjustments used when taking a photograph.

The pieces aim to start a discussion among viewers about their personal interpretations.

“The goal is to present a way of looking at images,” Tibayan said. “It forces you to look at both images together and each viewer has his or her own response to the images.”

The title of the exhibit works as an instruction manual for viewing the show, Tibayan said. Stare at one image, and then the next to “stereo” the combination.

The Stare Stare Stereo exhibit is one of the first times that the museum has allowed students to curate an entire exhibit.

Stare Stare Stereo aims to reach everyone, not just those interested in photography.

“Photography is a medium that is approachable by all students from all backgrounds,” Sims said. “This show was curated by students for students.”