Escher and the Droste effect

 

Henk Barendregt2004-06-01 21:35:15
[The previous reaction is like that of Blake to Newton's discovery of the physics of a rainbow. The rainbow remains poetic even if it can be understood. To some of us it becomes even more poetic.] Well done! Should have used this for my course on Reflection. After having looked at the animation of the straight picture while zooming in for a while and then having stopped the movement, one may observe an appearent zooming out. Meditators sometimes have an observation of an observation of an observation of ... . To get a feel of these experiences the pictures help. It needs to be investigated how this works in the mind and brain. Hope this visualization attracts students to mathematics.