Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

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  • Pareidolia

    Vesna Jovanovic Chicago, Illinois, United States   Artist’s statement I began working on the Pareidolia series in 2002 as part of my interest in exploring the relationship between chance and order. After randomly spilling some ink on paper, I looked at the shapes and saw objects that I associate with science: test tubes, flasks, and…

  • Pareidolia Santa Fe

    Vesna Jovanovic Chicago, Illinois, USA   Pareidolia is the psychological phenomenon of seeing a recognizable image in something otherwise random, like clouds or wood grain. In the summer of 2011, I spent two months as an artist in residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute, which is located in the high desert of New Mexico…