Inochi
Based on Stanley Kubrick’s early plans for the movie “A.I.”, Takashi Murakami’s sculpture “inochi” debuted in LA in 2004 and followed with a tour through Europe. Inochi is based on the motif of the robot child and asks questions of its audience like “what will be the human beauty of the future?” “In a country like Japan which excels in the development of robots, what defines the human form?”
Fashioned with an astounding attention to detail, the inochi action figure is a small-scale replica of the original sculpture, created by world renowned toy manufacturer Medicom Toy. Like its larger counterpart, which was subject to over six years of work before reaching completion, the action figure has been in planning for nearly three years. The result features a level of perfection that exceeds that of a mere toy and accords it the status of a work of art. The figure also comes with costuming, in the form of inochi’s school uniform and rucksack, both of which are removable. Each figure will be available with costumes in 5 colours, identical to those worn by the original, and also as a special set of 5.
The figures were produced in separate limited editions of 200 each and all, of course, are personally autographed by Takashi Murakami.
Editions[edit]
- Grey
- Black
- White
- Red
- Blue
