Ars Electronica Festival · 2005
Monotreme
by Koji Yamada
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2005
“Monotreme” by Koji Yamada received a Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2005.
Using strange humor, the animation Monotreme depicts the evolution of a mysterious life form that has both the features of a machine and a living being. The title Monotreme refers to the name of a primitive mammel belonging to the cloaca, which have a single opening for the intestinal, urinary and genital tracts, and…
About Koji Yamada
Koji Yamada (JP) graduated from the art university in Japan in 1999. After his graduation he worked as an image editor at a video games company. He formed the group Pixel Animation with Daisuke Watanabe and Masanori Esaki in 2002.
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