This is possibly one of the best art projects I have ever seen! It includes some programming and flash stuff. Basically its lots of images scaled and you "zoom" in and out along a path. Its known as a "zoom-quilt".
The more you go through the whole "quilt" the more small details you will find.
I find it fun to go fast, but if you go slow some of the details really come out!
Have fun, here is the link:
http://zoomquilt.nikkki.net/