“Pleasure […] is wonder.” - H. P. Lovecraft

Inspired by real world patents in Artificial Emotional Intelligence, this debut collection of surreal graphic vignettes unfolds in a world where feelings are optimized for satisfaction, leaving nothing to be desired.

Documenting characters who navigate new realms of intimacy, these visual artifacts from the graphic novel Joyless reveal a strange delight hidden within the bounds of artificial emotion. From radical sadness and embodied interfaces to uncanny rituals, the series honors the pleasure of wonder - the enduring impulse to imagine otherness in a world that only validates what it can measure.

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