Masaki Yamabe was born in 1977 in Tokyo, Japan, where he lives and works. He studied at the Department of Electronic informatics, Hosei University, Tokyo and the International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences, Japan. He works as graphic designer and programmer at COO/CTO of Alliance Port, LLC and is a lecturer at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. His works have been exhibited at Ars Electronica Campus Exhibition, 2004, and Water for Life at the Madrid Design Centre, 2009.