Open the inner doors of the brain

I'm glad that in these days when the internet is flooded with Ghibli-style images generated by AI, people are also reminded that AI "is an insult to life itself," as Miyazaki said. Because otherwise, it’s pretty heartbreaking, isn’t it? 💔

AI mimics surface, not soul. It has no idea what pain or joy is. It's artificial and not intelligent.

So that's why I rewatched the documentary Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron - about 7 years of hard work on his latest masterpiece The Boy and the Heron, where he explores questions of creativity and mortality.

And I dedicated a few of my pictures to quotes I heard there (hand-drawn, of course). Studio Ghibli inspires me endlessly. Thanks to Miyazaki and others, I dare to go crazy too – and open the inner doors of my brain.

I'm spirited away, anyway. I left and I'm not looking back.

With love, Vi. ❤︎