We trust our eyes—but what if seeing is not the same as knowing? Inspired by the extraordinary art of M.C. Escher, Can We Trust What We See? explores how simple rules can generate complex worlds, how perspective changes what appears possible, and how our cognitive frameworks shape the reality we experience. Moving between art, mathematics, modern science, and ancient Eastern approaches to perception, Fang Tianliang examines impossible buildings, transforming patterns, self-