Our Word of the Week is Pareidolia –
Noun:
The imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features – Collins English Dictionary
Do you ever see faces in inanimate objects? Most of us have experienced this psychological phenomenon at one time or another. I love ‘face pareidolia,’ and photos of ‘found faces’ are the best. 😀
Now for the science bit –
Pareidolia: Why we see faces in hills, the Moon and toasties – BBC Magazine
Art credit:©thingswithfaces.com / Dictionary text: ©HarperCollins Publishers
