Do our eyes really never fool us? We tend to trust them and believe that they help us learn the truth about the world around us. The exhibition at the Museum of the History of Photography undermines this soothing but often mistaken conviction.
Illusory play with colour and space and various optical illusions – visitors come across traps of perception which are great fun on one hand, but on the other inspire us to reflect on sight and vision.The unusual presentation of photographic collections is accompanied by a publication School of Seeing aimed at audiences of all ages. It answers questions such as what the world really looks like, whether all creatures – from ants to rhinos – see the same way, and why txet is sitll liegbile wehn lttres are in teh wrnog oredr. After visiting the exhibition, we’re all be bound to see more clearly! (dd)
