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how to detect your blind spot: Stretch
out your arms fully in front of you and
position your two index fingers horizontally
at eye level. Point them tip to tip,
but keep them an inch apart. Slowly move
both fingers towards you, keeping them
at eye level. At some point, you will
see a “floating finger” where
your fingertips appear to overlap. That
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We
should never believe that everything we see is
a true and complete picture of the world around
us. That is because our eyes and our brain can be easily deceived by optical
illusions
or distortions of reality.
This point was driven home by Ms Oscar Ng, artist and art administrator at the
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, who conducted the Artistic Eye Training Workshop
on 25 February.
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| See if
your eye fools you to believe that
there is a hole in your hand. Try this:
Roll a piece of paper and look closely
through the hole with your left eye.
Then place your right palm at the far
end of the roll and gradually move
it towards you. What do you see? The
image of the hole and your palm will
merge such that your palm will appear
as if there is a hole in it. |
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Some
20 public officers came eager to learn how to improve
their observation skills, enhance visualisation,
gain a deeper understanding of how optical illusions
work and develop new ways of seeing - so as to enhance their ability to
innovate. They were not disappointed as the two-hour session proved to be highly
informative, interactive and entertaining.
They were inspired by innovative optical puzzles and visual teasers. By engaging
in various visual exercises, the participants discovered how two-dimensional
patterns and colour association can affect visual perception. They also learnt
how mathematics and art can be integrated
to create intriguing visual patterns.
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the colours you see (not the text)
in the shortest time possible. |
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By
the end of the session, they also gained useful
pointers on how to relieve tired eyes, and even
a practical tip on how to rid puffiness under the
eyes with
used tea bags.
Said Ms Koh Hee Moi from Yishun Junior College, “I enjoyed the workshop
a lot. It was an eye-opener, and it has given me another perspective of seeing
things, which I find very useful.”
“Now I know not to believe everything I see,” said Mr Liew Boon Han
from
the National Parks Board. “The session has helped to broaden my horizons
and really taught me to see things differently.” |
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Next: Revving
up innovation in the Public Service
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Theme 4:
Taking the Dive
The Artistic Eye Training Workshop
was one of the courses held during
the Innovation Experience. The seven
other sessions that gave participants
a chance to try out new things included
workshops on cartooning, printmaking
and digital photography.
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