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From the first time I encountered M.C. Escher’s work, I began to think about the possibility of hidden worlds. Even as a child, I wondered if there would ever be a moment when I would suddenly “find” the fourth dimension, the way I had discovered so many of the mysterious worlds within Escher’s work, or if I would ever discover that I had a twin who had been living life as my mirror reverse. I became fascinated by the process of discovery and the feeling of sudden realization when I came to understand one of Escher’s many illusions. Now, I have the same reaction to anamorphic art.
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Houle, K.M. (2003). Portrait of Escher: Behind the Mirror. In: Schattschneider, D., Emmer, M. (eds) M.C. Escher’s Legacy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28849-X_18
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