mirror, mirror

2014
plastic mirrors, servo motors, control electronics, proximity sensors, computer software
96in x 48in x 8in

i only see lines

2013
printed poster in glassed frame, servo motors, control electronics, magnets
30in x 30in

when we see this line drawing, why do we see a human figure with a volume, when it is really just four lines? Will an ant or a dog see it as a human form? Are there other visual objects where our own perceptive mechanisms are inadequate, and we'd fail to see the big picture, just like an ant? Are their absolute limits of our human mind?

order

2014
MDF board, acrylic paint, nitinol (memory) wire, custom electronics, computer controller
24in x 48in x 6in

what is order and why does it look right?