But then there's the endless detail, and your eye is drawn into a world of small things whose nature seems recognisable, but at the same time strange or strained: a match from a matchbook faces off with a small bell; ceramic pipes are draped with not-quite socks; a coil of rope is topped with what looks like a fist-clenched ball of foil and a leaf.
In the exhibition, there was neither a clear choice of the exhibited fetuses nor was there any systematic approach recognisable; questions about the nature and pathogenesis of several congenital anomalies could not be answered.
Fireflies Fireflies are perhaps the best and most easily recognisable example of bioluminescence in nature.
As cup upsets go, this one was barely recognisable such was the impoverished nature of Watford's display, especially in a first half which many experienced observers marked down as the worst they could recall at any level in any competition.
The formal names of the compounds are too complex for common usage and there are many butenolides in nature, so a more recognisable common name was required.
What is more, the demonstrators, for all the violence that surrounds them and the inchoate nature of their complaints, are promoting a recognisable agenda.
There are no full songs, just recognisable samples from club anthems and teases of choruses, complete with noises that defy nature itself.
Some of the games are based around recognisable sports (like football), others around ancient samurai conflicts – but whatever the theme, the nature of the action is absolutely impenetrable to the casual onlooker.
Characters are distinct recognisable patterns in the landscape that were comprised as a result of human and nature interactions.
Other tracks, like the ones made from slime mould in "Non-Human Rhythms Two" vary in personality, but all retain a recognisable electronic sound that is juxtaposed with the constant reminder that this comes from nature.
