What is it, in summary?: A painting by a Finnish surrealist Otto Mäkilä. Three people standing facing away, joined by a thread that looks like a tape measure, and their shadows that are doing Weird Things that have no relation to their positions. Also the name! What is it they see that we do not see? They could be standing on a ridge, all we see is blue sky behind them.
What do you love about it?: The name, and the implication that there's Something Going On. (Obviously my imagination goes to THREESOME! but yours may differ.) What is it they see? What is it they do, or have done, or would do if?
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Describe me what is it they're seeing, in words or art? What is it their shadows are telling us, literally behind their backs? What about the thread they're holding, or their respective colours, or their shadows?
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): None, or maybe, depending on your interpretation of the symbolism.
They See What We Do Not See by Otto Mäkilä
Media: Painting from 1939, https://www.ts.fi/static/content/pic_5_208910_k208911_1200.jpg (if this link doesn't work, tell me. It's not easy finding an official site that would show the image, since the museum doesn't have it in their gallery.)
What is it, in summary?: A painting by a Finnish surrealist Otto Mäkilä. Three people standing facing away, joined by a thread that looks like a tape measure, and their shadows that are doing Weird Things that have no relation to their positions. Also the name! What is it they see that we do not see? They could be standing on a ridge, all we see is blue sky behind them.
What do you love about it?: The name, and the implication that there's Something Going On. (Obviously my imagination goes to THREESOME! but yours may differ.) What is it they see? What is it they do, or have done, or would do if?
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Describe me what is it they're seeing, in words or art? What is it their shadows are telling us, literally behind their backs? What about the thread they're holding, or their respective colours, or their shadows?
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence):
None, or maybe, depending on your interpretation of the symbolism.