HR Giger: Deathbirth Machine II (342) (1977) references "Plane Filling II" (1957) by MC Escher?

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"Deathbirth Machine II" (work 342) (1977) by HR Giger

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Plane filling II (1957) by MC Escher

 

 a) Deathbirth Machine II (342) (1977) by HR Giger

 

b) "Plane Filling II" (1957) by MC Escher

 

 

 

c) Here it would seem as if the side wings of the cockerel become the face of the woman, with the frog's head as the skull face imbedded in the back of her own, anf the fish with the pointed nose becomes her cutaway view of a face guard

 

 

d) The fish head with a pointed nose becomes the metal face in front of the of the woman's face like some sort of cutaway view of a face guard

 

 

e) The interlocked bird's head and frog's head become a ribbed head dress of the woman and the skull face imbedded in the back of the head.

 

 

f)  The guitar becomes the decomposing baby while the animal face with the horn below become another rotting baby

 

 

g) The arm of the woman becomes the upper leg of a satyr like character

 

 

 

 

h) The long nosed monkey's head is transformed into a skull with a tongue sticking out

 

 

 

 

i) A kangaroo tail becomes a downward curving ribbed while the legs of a pterodactyl man becomes a rat's end hanging out of some sort of a sausage skin

 

 

 

 

j) The fish becomes a pile of rotting baby heads