Home

Robotic Rascals

Jean-Paul Mavinga

A small cyborg child sits in a red rock landscape.
A shapely woman crawls out of a very small tank.
Two children fly though a desolate urban region.
A woman with blond hair and a white cowboy hat casually stands.
A young woman with a puzzle-cut head stares serenely.

As we hurdle headlong into a new age of wonders, could it be we’re losing a bit of our humanity? Jean-Paul Mavinga explores this technological evolution in many of his works, makes a compelling case for eagerly anticipating our self-mechanized future.

The transhuman heroes of Mr. Mavinga’s world have certainly embraced a much grander vision of human perfection, and some are so intensely modified that very little organic components remain. Other, more traditionally composed characters seem largely unchanged, yet still enjoy the fruits of an robotics-rich world.

Should we fear what our minds and bodies will become, or will we accept a scientifically enhanced existence? Jean-Paul convincingly reveals the beauty of embracing the best of the organic and mechanical.

Written by in March of 2014. Last edited September 2014.

Related Features

Jericho Survives Armageddon, Succumbs to CBS

Jake (Skeet Ulrich) sits frowning. The cast of Jericho.

Cosmic Sin: Truth in Advertising

Bruce Willis Perry Reeves Frank Grillo C. J. Perry

Ghost in the Shell: Innocence

A disassembled gynoid and a basset hound. Batou is surrounded by the images of flapping birds. A closeup of one pale gynoid -- a female robot -- with others in the distance. A robotic geisha with an open chest cavity.

Just What the Doctor Ordered

Chris Pritchard

A man with a dark beard thinks while petting his cat with his cybernetic arm. A man with large red wings surveys the sky. A humanoid with several arrows embedded in his back slumps under a full moon.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *