The Collector inside

Tiny clockwork birds flap wings in cages and hover out, brass gears rotate slowly on shelves emitting faint steam puffs, glowing glass vials bubble with iridescent liquids, mechanical dragon bat unfurls wings and stretches, pocket watch hands tick forward, shadow figure at doorframe steps forward curiously ...

Dual image optical illusion portrait where, from a distance, the scene looks like an old man’s face in profile, but up close it resolves into a busy Victorian curiosity shop interior, packed with shelves of bizarre mechanical gadgets and clockwork animals. The silhouette of the ‘face’ is formed by negative ...