Het wonder van de waarneming

Do we see what we want or expect to see? Or is it simply a matter of registering how light reflects off the things around us? Wambacq finds flaws in both theories and offers an alternative view of perception, inspired by Gestalt psychology and phenomenology. This perspective allows her, like Rudolf Arnheim, to develop a method for reading images.

This book sits at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and art theory. It makes abstract theories tangible through references to artificial intelligence and contemporary artworks. It encourages us to consider what is involved in perception and the extent to which artists are able to manipulate it.