Mirror Mirror on the Wall is a photograph by Andy Prendy which was uploaded on November 18th, 2012.
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
Mirror-montage image of a gnarled old tree up against a gnarled old wall. When I joined the two halves of the montage together I was literally amazed... more
by Andy Prendy
Title
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
Artist
Andy Prendy
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Print
Description
Mirror-montage image of a gnarled old tree up against a gnarled old wall. When I joined the two halves of the montage together I was literally amazed to see the little faces and figures that appeared where they join in the middle - spooky! Or maybe it's just my imagination? Talking of which, the appeal of this image personally relates to childhood memories of mine. In my imagination I could "see" faces and little creatures in the patterns of the grain of wooden furniture, or familiar objects in my room which somehow took on a different identity in the dark. Experiences which I'm sure are common to most children.
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November 18th, 2012
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Comments (19)
Marcia Lee Jones
Andy, nice mirror image. v I had never heard of the work "pareidolia" but after reading the definition that is pretty much what I do. Nice of you to share.
Cheri Randolph
Andy, I saw your posting of this image in the Memories and Nostalgia group discussion, and found it very interesting. It reminded me of something that I saw in the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul. I went back into my photo archive to retrieve the photo and uploaded it today to add to your very captivating discussion in the Group. Thanks for posting this interesting image, and bringing it up in the discussion. voted
Faouzi Taleb
You Are Invited To Add This Image To http://fineartamerica.com/groups/pareidolia-or-nature-anamrphosis.html?tab=overview
Andrew Govan Dantzler
Great montage! I loved to let my imagination discover the hidden things when my late husband did in this kind of work. In this, I also see larger faces with the trees themselves forming eyes and with the holes as pupils. F V & T Elaine (V&Vo)
Andy Prendy replied:
Hi Elaine - I'd never "seen" the larger tree faces, but yes, you're right. Thanks very much for a fresh view at my own stuff!
Faouzi Taleb
Itīs a beautiful photo with a stunning effect!!! L+F (just shows how the human brain perceives information in the surrounding world humans are very good at seeing faces in random dots this is called Pareidolia)
Andy Prendy replied:
Thanks again, and for the detail about Pareidolia - just had a look at wikipedia - fascinating!
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