One Balanced Cat
The black and white image at the bottom of these pages is based on the Taijitu, a symbol from the Chinese culture. This widely recognized version of the Taijitu is often used to represent ying and yang—two opposite forces, complementing each other harmoniously in one body.
The image represents a cat, a creature that has its own fair share in the Eastern and Western art, of ancient and modern times. The feline's appeal is in its character—mysterious yet mischievous, solitary yet affectionate, graceful yet forceful.
But not everything is what it seems. Is the image truly a face of a cat? Or it is a couple of birds entwined within a circle?
What truths do the eyes construe?