COGNITIVE CHAOS by the Japanese artist Emi Kusano is a series of 33 AI-generated images that venture into the nostalgia of a future once imagined, where brains are directly connected to devices—a concept familiar from science fiction but now echoing with new significance.

COGNITIVE CHAOS juxtaposes Japan’s 1970s obsession with the supernatural—UFOs, ghosts, and psychics—with today’s AI and brain-tech impacts. It questions how these advances blur truth and heighten distraction, urging a reevaluation of our senses in a tech-saturated world.

Kusano encourages introspection on the interplay between our changing perceptions and the evolving digital landscape, advocating for a mindful engagement with the world around us.