Sky and Water I, woodcut, 1938.

“In the horizontal center strip, birds and fish are equal. But we associate flying with the air, so for the black bird the four white fish surrounding it are the air in which it flies. In the same way, swimming reminds us of water, so the four black birds surrounding the fish become for him the water in which he swims.” ~ M.C. Escher, Grafiek en Tekeningen.

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