The Droste Effect (Mise En Abyme)

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Channel: cplai · 2012 · Entertainment

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Visual feedback between a camcorder and a TV forms an infinitely recursive picture-in-picture effect.

This recursive visual effect is also known as mise en abyme. This was named after the graphic design used in Droste cacao packaging in 1904.

See also https://youtu.be/gdqCopgAocc

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