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Mikio Sakabe
Mikio Sakabe
e universe of Mikio Sakabe is a utopia ornamented by the futuristic imaginings of cin-
ema and manga aesthetics. From the expressionism of Fritz Lang to Blade Runner and
Brazil. From Russian constructivism with small, baroque Hundertwasserean brush strokes
to manga comics. From Western artistic icons to the popular culture of Japanese dolls.
All of this condenses into an ambient nightscape, closed-off , full of neon and tunnels, a
space far from nature that builds its lair in technology. A fantastic human species, halfway
between human and cybernetic, endowed with the daintiness of geishas and the strength
of replicants. ...