The image of a giraffe found in a collection of natural materials at Studio 459, Portugal.
A hosepipe wall bracket, seen as the face of a crocodile.
Captured (on iPhone) during a family holiday to Ibiza.
UV damaged PP (Polypropylene), bird droppings and rusted mild steel fixings.
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus is usually depicted as having two faces. He is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings.
Plastic plinth fixings.
Friends or foes?
A UV damaged plastic fixing from an extendable washing line. Rotated to reveal a vision of a smiling Buddha.
God of Contentment & Happiness.
Found during the repair of a freezer door.
Plastic freezer door handle.
A plastic fixing from an old vacuum cleaner. Rotated to reveal a vision of Buddha.
A piece of eucalyptus bark found in the form of a fish, flapping in the breeze on the beach at Byron Bay, Queensland, Australia. (2000)
Lucky Finds 2000 - 2024
Ongoing
Pareidolia (par-i-DOH-lee-a) is a form of apophenia, a term that describes the tendency to perceive patterns in random data. This psychological phenomenon leads some people to see or hear images or sounds and interpret them as something significant.
Presented here is a growing collection of plastic product fixings and natural materials in which faces or characters, reminiscent of animals or deities, have been perceived.
