Makino’s creative method is built on multilayering: he films real objects—natural phenomena, minerals, water, rain, urban textures—and transforms them through intricate editing. His films may appear as pure abstraction, yet they are always rooted in the material world. Sound plays no less a role than the visual: noise, ambient music, and sonic collages shape an immersive atmosphere that draws viewers into a unique state of perception.
At the core of his artistic search lies a deeply personal experience—hallucinations he endured as a child after a near-fatal car accident. The images he saw then became the source of his fascination with the thresholds between light and darkness, chaos and cosmos.

Takashi Makino

A Japanese artist and experimental filmmaker whose works carve out a unique space between reality and abstraction. Born in Tokyo in 1970, he began his career as a colourist for films, music videos, and commercials—a practice that honed his mastery of visual density, light, and tone.
He studied at Nihon University College of Art, later continuing his education in London at the Quay Brothers’ studio.
Makino’s films have been shown at major film festivals and museums worldwide, earning him accolades such as the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, among others.