Visualization of Izumi Kyoka's "Koya Hijiri"
This artwork is a visualization generated from numerical data extracted from Izumi Kyoka's literary masterpiece, Koya Hijiri, using a proprietary analytical engine (BiblioEngine).
While the fluctuations in AI-driven analysis—often referred to as "hallucinations"—have traditionally been avoided, I have identified a profound structural similarity between these variances and the inherent subjectivity of the human reading experience. I have quantified these interpretive fluctuations as "Ghosts."
Among all works analyzed, Koya Hijiri yields the highest auditory Ghost values — far exceeding its actual sound descriptions. The AI detected an overwhelming presence of sounds that are never written: the rustle behind silence, the breath of something unseen. This is the quantitative signature of Kyoka's uncanny — a world where the most terrifying things make no noise at all, yet fill every line with dread.
By interacting with the on-screen slider, viewers can modulate these "Ghosts," directly intervening in the visualization and listening, perhaps, for what the text refuses to say aloud.