#visual tricks

[possumsarefuckingcute]

I like your funny dance magic man

[ezrajstanley]

The astonishing vision and focus of Namibia’s nomads

The Himba people of Namibia can see fine details and ignore distraction much better than most other human beings – a finding that may reflec

Anthro geek article on “perception”. Might appeal to artists, designers, and damn near everybody experiencing new visual perceptions in their home in lockdown, and its effect on alertness for survival and art.

[randomslasher]

I have pretty strong pareidolia (a word I looked up which is the phenomenon that makes some people see faces in inanimate objects) and I also sleep in the livingroom with the TV on to chromecast random images. It’s sort of like a nightlight, since I also have nyctophobia (fear of the dark). 

Anyway there’s an image that came up one night while I was half asleep and didn’t have my glasses on and I saw a woman in that image. She was standing thigh-deep in the water of an icy cave, extending her hand toward me.

Now I see her even with my glasses on. I call her the Ice Goddess and I greet her any time that picture comes up because it feels more polite and proper than ignoring her. 

Do you see her?