Yes, it's an iris.
Human one.
This is the very first time I saw it with all its reliefs.
The iris appears as a crater; the pupil as a black hole.
I posted this picture because I like to see similarities between things completely different at first. Looking at things with some differents perspectives; if you watched the Dead Poets Society movie, you know what I mean.
So it's weird because when we're looking at / talking to someone, we do it right in the eyes. All the person is in the eyes. If they want to anonymise, they just hide the eyes. As we say : eyes are the mirror of the soul. But here, we can see eye as just a hole. And a hole, is nothing, an absence of material. Do you get the philosophical aspect of this picture ?
Now, take a look on Erik Johansson's job.
- http://alltelleringet.com/