“MIRROR- MIRROR”

Studies in Symmetry and Perception 

In this exhibition Gary Sheppard uses the alluring intricacies of liquid
to explore the way our mind perceives and interprets symmetry, playing
with the viewer’s psychology by inviting them to put their own
interpretation on complex, swirling patterns produced by mixing inks,
dyes and varnishes in water.

The images are mirrored to yield intriguing, symmetrical results
depending on how each scene is inverted and overlapped. Outlines
and contours begin to resemble faces, animals and mythical
creatures peering out from billowing clouds, confronting and seducing
the viewer.

Much like a Rorschach test, what you perceive in these photos is a
reflection of the way your mind views the world. Just as every photo is
unique, each viewer’s interpretation of that scene will be distinctly their
own.