three moments of terrestrial mimicry

How do we negotiate the appearance of similarity, yet fundamental difference in function and context? With our frame of experience being decidedly terrestrial, it’s too easy to project into other contexts, such as the aquatic, qualities based upon their appearance, in turn creating a new ecosystem of projected references and associations. This artificial veil on our perception is a never-ending surface that we can strive to make porous and permeable to our senses, but only if we can at first learn to see these constructions that decorate it.