In 2007 we knew Hatsune Miku only as a virtual pop star program. By 2010 we began to realize that a huge number of people had produced derivative work, marking a development in both the medium and in …

Dolls are not just puppets of imagery or plastic models, but a way for an artist to highlight and point to something, Elements of emotional projection between the creator of the doll, the viewer, and the collector are drawn together through aesthetic and even ornamental acts. Concealment becomes difficult with a doll, and the object…