5

FORM AND ORGANIZATION
Because the object represented 
in this pattern is shown in 
white and rotated 90 degrees 
counterclockwise, it is 
unlikely to be spontaneously 
perceived and recognized.

When we look at the 
illustration to the left, we 
initially tend to see a pattern of 
unfamiliar dark fragments. At 
most, the detail in the outlines 
may suggest a map of an 
unrecognizable region. In fact, 
the outline of much of Europe is 
present in the illustration, 
although even with that hint it 
may not be detected. To see 
Europe’s outline, the 
illustration must be rotated 90 
degrees clockwise and the 
central white region rather 
than the black fragments must 
become the primary object of 
awareness.