Ryota Kuwakubo is a media artist based in Tokyo. Since 1998, after studying contemporary art and media art, his work has been based on the use of electronics, questioning the borders between the analog and digital, human beings and machines, senders and recipients. Among his best known works are Bitman (in collaboration with Maywa Denki), VideoBulb, PLX, Block Jam (as a collaborating member in the project lead by Sony CSL) and loopScape. He received the Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art category at Ars Electronica 2002 and 2003, as well as the Grand Prize of Art Division at the Japan Media Arts Festival 2003.