To close the Sixpack France x Hajime Sorayama collection, we have been impressed, honored to have the opportunity to do an interview with the Japanese artist. In this conversation, Sorayama talks about his past, his creative process, and his work on the collection. Thanks to Manu for the help.

Sixpack: Can your remember the first time you draw a robot pin-up ? How did you come with the idea of merging sci-fi with pin-up art ?

Hajime Sorayama: Of Course, I remember. It was in the year 1978. As an artist, I think that it sent a visual shock regarding the identity of authors. Because, the basis of Creativity and Art is first to amaze. Even combination of common motifs that are already well known can be fresh if it has no mark or fingerprints of another author. Regarding the way the idea came up to me, it was not a miracle, I just loved both genre.

Sixpack: Designing female robots… Was it the ultimate step in your quest for the perfect woman ?

Sorayama: The ultimate step is of course ahead, in the movement to a future reality, it is a female robot gifted with an artificial intelligence capable of feelings. It is too bad that at the moment we can only enjoy it in a superficial way.

Sixpack: You have also designed Sony’s robotic dog AIBO. Why are you so fascinated with robots ? And do you believe owning a robot will be a common thing in the near future ?

Sorayama: No one is fool enough to not feel like burning of enthusiasm by being chosen by SONY. I gave my love and passion to robots with all the energy I had. This time was the youth of my old years. However, it is unpleasant that due to circumstances it ended in an incomplete combustion. AIBO has proven that there is a market in the future for robot as a tool, but because development of robots to the intellectual level that we are hoping implies huge costs, I think that, except for military use, commercialization of robot is unlikely. (Am i intoxicated by Terminator? I am!).