A visual metonym is a symbolic image that is used to make reference to something with a more literal meaning. For example, a cross might be used to signify the church. By way of association the viewer makes a connection between the image and the intended subject. Unlike a visual synecdoche , the two images bear a close relationship, but are not intrinsically linked. And unlike visual metaphors, metonyms do not transfer the characteristics of one image to the other.
Much like the Eiffel Tower, mime artists often represent Paris but differ in the way that they can be found everywhere around that world. As a result, this means that mimed themselves are not something that Paris literally owns exclusively; thus they are not a visual synecdoche.
"Does that seem fair?" -
Fred Bates.
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