Still in Cosmos

I do not think that the word "chaos" means "confusion" or "disarray", rather I believe it refers to a state in which the name or location of "objects" remains unknown. For instance, if a bird escapes from its cage, the world it discovers outside will appear to be chaos, but if it joins with a flock of other birds, it will gradually learn to apply "names" to various places – a safe place, a dangerous place, etc., thereby creating cosmos (order). When watching a film, the viewers all sit down in the same darkness and receive the same light and sound but each sees a different dream. I believe that this symbolizes a reversion to their initial state, that when they look at total chaos through newborn eyes, they give birth to a new cosmos. I sincerely hope that the violent chaos that exists in Still in Cosmos will give rise to the same number of new cosmoses as there are viewers. (Takashi Makino)