Screening: Power of Abstraction: Films by Takashi Makino

A program of four abstract films by filmmaker Takashi Makino.

“Abstract expression is a way to have artistic experiences that transcend many barriers that exist in this world, such as language, religion, borders, race, and gender. That is why I chose abstract expression.”

Born in Tokyo, 1978. Takashi Makino is an experimental filmmaker who lives and works in Kanagawa. He graduated from the Department of Cinema at Nihon University College of Art, Japan in 2001 where he studied film, lighting, and music under Quay Brothers at Atelier Koninck QBFZ in London in 2001. Makino gained his skills relating to film and videos while he was undertaking coloration as a colorist on various films and music videos from 2001 to 2011. He has been screening his works since 2004. He captures video of ready-made objects including natural phenomena, human, and cities with various formats. And he layers and configures them while in an editing process, his quite organic yet imaginative films, which seem like bursting unlimitedly are highly regarded internationally. Makino is currently based in Japan and presents movies, music, installation, audiovisual performances. His cinema works have screened in over 120 cities in the world.

A special program of Experiments in Cinema v20.0, which runs April 16-20 2025 in Albuquerque, NM. More information about the festival at www.experimentsincinema.org