Pareidolia: Wood Spirit

We're programmed by evolution to make patterns out of random shapes - this is called pareidolia - and especially to notice patterns suggesting the human form or face. This "wood spirit" in a groyne at Weston Mouth reminds me of Munch's "The Scream".

Location: Weston Mouth, Devon

Photographer: James Auden

Pareidolia: Wood Spirit

We're programmed by evolution to make patterns out of random shapes - this is called pareidolia - and especially to notice patterns suggesting the human form or face. This "wood spirit" in a groyne at Weston Mouth reminds me of Munch's "The Scream".

Location: Weston Mouth, Devon

Photographer: James Auden