In the future, superstimulants will allow us to think clearer, work harder, and stay awake longer - and give us crippling paranoia to boot. At least that's the thesis of Sabrina Raaf's photographic tableau Never Alone, in which a man attempts to hide from tiny cosmonauts produced by his own overwrought psyche. The image is part of Brides of Frankenstein - a 15-artist exhibit that explores the emotional relationship between humans and technology - which opens July 31 at the San Jose Museum of Art. From Raaf's frolicking spacemen to Heidi Kumao's motion-sensing automatons (they stomp their feet if you don't pay attention to them), the show reminds us that we're inextricably entwined with our tools. But just because technology is becoming more personal, doesn't necessarily mean it's becoming more personable.
- Reena Jana
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