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  • Mirrorly a Window
  • Mirrorly a Window
  • Mirrorly a Window
  • Mirrorly a Window

Mirrorly a Window

Confusing sensory information can be profoundly disturbing.

Where:   Bechtel Gallery 3: Seeing & Listening
Exhibit Developer:   Robert Larue (Bob) Miller, 1976
Subjects:
Phenomena: Hand-Eye Coordination, Image Formation
Keywords: mirrors
Collections: Mind, Seeing, Seeing the Light

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