![[Illusions & Notions.jpg]] ### **Artist’s Note** This artwork takes inspiration from the concept of **[[predictive processing]]**—the idea that the brain does not passively [[Perception|perceive]] the world, but actively predicts it. The chaotic, overlapping forms reflect the constant negotiation between **expectation and reality**, as the mind compares its internal models with sensory input. The dense, restless energy of the piece evokes the brain’s endless cycle of **prediction, error, and adjustment**, suggesting both the brilliance and instability of perception itself—where order arises only fleetingly from noise, and reality is never fully certain.