On selectivity and perceptual constancy

"...Our focus here is on the perception of motion pictures. As David Cook remarks, motion pictures occupy a central position in our lives and yet few people understand how they work, so much so that "If we made an analogy with verbal language we should be forced to consider ourselves barely literate" (Cook 1981, XV)..."

Sam Renseiw admits that it is hard not to start 'seeing things' in this abstract geometrical video, complete with door handle. View it here or enter on the red above (patafilm 119, 01'00'', 2.4 MB, mov/quicktime)