Figure and ground
![Figure and ground illustration: faces or a candlestick/vase](https://images.prismic.io/sketchplanations/ee16b0bf-2309-4fa7-88c8-1c19c22d0634_96607832653.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840&q=50)
How we choose to separate objects from the background. Also see FedEx. Travel is good for resetting our figures and grounds.
The classic vase/faces illustration is an example of an ambiguous figure—or sometimes a reversible or bistable figure.
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