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Sven Martson, PhotographerOPENING RECEPTION Sunday, Sept 8, 2-5:00PM
Experiments in Pareidolia
Pareidolia is the tendency to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one detects an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. There's much conjecture about why people see identifiable faces, animals and shapes in random patterns, but it seems the brain is wired to notice or look for something recognizable. It's widely thought that the brain is primed to see faces (the most common form of pareidolia) and is a product of our evolution.
Here I’ve exhibited several examples that have fascinated me recently. I hope you find them as interesting as I have found them compelling.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
873 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT, United States, Connecticut 06515
