Factors of Perception - GESTALT THEORY

I've been doing research on several aspects of perception of space. I came across and lecture we had we Roma Patel during my second year. I found some of the things she mentioned quite interesting and will be useful to consider while doing my artefacts.

Factors of Perception based on the Gestalt Theory is useful when composing images

"The sum of the whole is greater than its parts"
"The basic thesis of gestalt theory might be formulated thus: there are contexts in which what is happening in the whole cannot be deduced from the characteristics of the separate pieces, but conversely; what happens to a part of the whole is, in clear cut cases, determined by the laws of the inner structure of its whole."
Max Wertheimer, Gestalt theory. Social Research, 11 (translation of lecture at the Kant Society, Berlin, 1924).
Gestalt Theory
•Proximity
•Similarity
•Direction/movement
•Closure & sliding planes
•Figure & Ground

Aren't these some of the factors that influence the way a viewer perceives a space?

Proximity Proximity is a factor in the organisation of an image which causes forms or element to
relate to each other as a result of their location. Generally the closer the forms are to each other, the greater the tension pull between them. This tension causes the object
to organise into a larger whole.


Similarity
Our eyes have a tendency to group objects involuntarily. Designers learn to impose a grouping in the way they organise materials. These similar factors may involve line, shape, weight, colour, size, direction.

Direction/movement
Continuance describes a device for directing the viewer's attention when looking at a composition. It is based on the idea that once you start looking in a particular direction you will continue looking in that direction until you see something significant. Most shapes or line has an inherent movement or direction.

Cataract, Bridget Riley