When you meet a stranger, how do you recognize them?
Is it the color and shape of the face or body, the voice, the language or the clothes? What can you hear, what can you see, what have you encountered? Who do the symbols and information you have just grasped belong to?

Imagine this: I stand before you, and I exist in your mind as a petite Asian woman.

When I speak, you hear the sound of a non-English accent with few vowels, and before you know it, you have already guessed who I am.

This categorization occurs without regard for the consent of the person being categorized.
This is exactly what it means to unconsciously direct a violent gaze at someone.

The exhibition space is shrouded in silence. However, suddenly, the silence is broken by large human faces appearing on the screen, speaking in various languages. The languages ​​mix together, and we become confused, unable to hear what is being said properly. What we need to realize is that only "the words of people whose appearances we are accustomed to hearing and seeing" enter our minds. The accuracy of our "predictions," as well as the types and quantities of symbols we are able to catch, are heavily influenced by our experiences and prejudices.

However, in reality, they are all saying exactly the same lines, just in different languages ​​and by different speakers. I would like you to think about who is saying these lines.

Our "predictions" cannot be stopped.
　　　　　　Hikaru Kawai