I have no idea. Its a strange mystery. I thought the whole body was imprinted on the shroud.
Yes, the entire body is imprinted...sorry if I confused you about that while focusing on the face. I was asking why it is from a front view only while the entire body was wrapped. For the first time after asking many why it is not a distorted image when un-wrapped, I gave you a possible reason:
Possibly a direct downward divine radiation from God. Or Christ's own power burned it in from his own divine guidance. I don't know, but thank you for saying you don't know either. To me, it's always been a conundrum. It's a real artifact, but the above questions makes me wonder.
Like the physics mysteries on this thread, I believe no one will ever figure out the Shroud of Turin, much less the origins of the "singularity" preceding the Big Bang. There IS something behind all this that is unfathomable and we may never understand. I have other questions for you if you would like to hear them. They regard conscienceness after death. Maybe we should take this to Freepmail so I don't tick off Christians.
I really want to believe, but your God gave me the reasoning ability to question and nothing makes sense.