Star

Star: meaning

A star can be an orienting reference without describing the terrain. Distinguish the guiding purpose from the steps towards it.

Symbols and details in the image

Notice a five-pointed star with crossing lines. Which detail catches your attention first? Explore the image and connect that detail with your question: gestures, shapes and contrasts open up new associations.

Star: interpretation

Which criterion would help recognise an option consistent with that purpose?

A reading step by step

Explore the three positions of Symbolic crystal ball with this example. Place the images in the stated order and follow each row’s ideas. Then connect the three themes: how does the perspective change from one position to the next?

• First element · Star: A star can be an orienting reference without describing the terrain.
• Second element · Forest: A forest combines many elements and limits the overall view.
• Third element · Cloud: A cloud changes shape and may hide part of a landscape.

History and inspiration

Twelve everyday motifs form a visual vocabulary of paths, support and perspectives. The mountain brings effort into focus; the window offers another way of seeing. Each image finds its place through your question, the other figures and its position in the reading.