I made this series of illustrations for this week's issue of German Der SPIEGEL. The article is titled "Turbodenker und Gedankendiebe" ("Turbo-thinkers and Thought-thieves"). It examines the claims of some recent, very successful books that predict societal upheaval caused by the nascent technology of brain modifications, thought reading and artificial intelligence.
The opening image, especially the glasses, is very much inspired by a photograph of the model Twiggy from the 1960s. Unfortunately, I do not know the photographer.
Art direction by Claudia Jeczawitz.