Remi van Herpen

When we observe we think we can tell the truth. Because you see it you take it as if it is true. But our mind is far more complicated then that it can be fooled by clever tricks. This is called an illusion. An optical illusion is an illusion that your brain does not process well. It sends wrong signals.  And so an illusion is a seeming reality or a false idea of ​​reality. Perspective, light and scale are ways to easily distort an image. The television series on National Geographic: Brain Games used these elements in experiments, illusions and street demonstrations to solve mysteries of science. Through interactive experiments they reveal the inner working of our brain. These examples all play with the balance sheet and what we are accustomed to

We are accustomed to standards that our brain archives during life. Color is one of the main elements of our view. We can distinguish organisms in nature through color, this is essential in life to find danger and is programmed into our instinct. The effect of depth of color was studied by Goethe two centuries ago. He recognized the color shades of red and yellow as the foreground color and blue as receding color. This is called chromostereopsis. The ability to see depth. This discovery he brought in his paintings.