Manko & The Invitation [#3]

Aston Revola October 31st, 2010

Last month we discussed how the vacuum played a big role in Manko's life since he lost his right leg. Soon he developed this idea further, beyond the mere notion of extensions …

Manko & The Children [#9]

Aston Revola June 5th, 2011

As they went down the elevator shaft, going deeper underground, neither Nada nor Manko spoke a word. To Manko it seemed to take forever. In his mind, he went over the long …

Manko & Escape [#10]

Aston Revola July 13th, 2011

The children looked startled. 'Leaving?', Askr asked. 'But it's not time yet!', Embla said. Manko had no clue of what was going on. Not yet time for what? The red ball turned …

Manko & Time [#13, The End]

Aston Revola November 20th, 2011

Many things have been rumored about the artist called Manko since he vanished about a year ago. Some even went so far as to claim he had died. So it was all over the news when …

Manko & Zero [#4]

Aston Revola December 4th, 2010

The way down was slow and somehow greasy. Total darkness surrounded them. Gill turned on the car radio and the LED's lit up their faces in a green pulsating glow. 'Jovi Rocks!', …

Manko & Soup [#6]

Aston Revola March 5th, 2011

When Nada returned as promised with a small bowl of soup in her hands, Manko was sitting upright with a grumbling stomach. Even now that Manko could see normal again, Nada's hair …

MANKO & Plagiarism [#1]

Aston Revola August 21st, 2010

In this first review of the works of Manko, we'll discuss the complex sorts of plagiarism in Augmented Reality art that are typical for our contemporary art scene. This introduces …

Manko & Death [#11]

Aston Revola August 7th, 2011

Manko had been here before. Being just thoughts, surrounded by nothing. He felt glad his thoughts were there, one after the other, so there had to be a form of time and therefore …

MANKO & Vacuum [#2]

Aston Revola October 5th, 2010

I should tell you the story of how Manko lost a leg. You need to know about this incident to understand his recent works. So please forgive me, I first have to go back to that …

Manko & Dinner [#7]

Aston Revola April 3rd, 2011

Manko blinked. Then blinked again, and again and again. While he did, he went through various layers at once and he was dazzled and amazed, his jaw dropped at all that he saw. He …

Manko & Nothing [#5]

Aston Revola January 30th, 2011

Manko was completely cut off from everything around him, virtually dead, buried alive inside of his own body. He remembered Zero's advice not to panic, but to no effect. He had no …

Manko & Life [#8]

Aston Revola May 8th, 2011

Manko sighed. Nada: 'Did you like it?' Manko: 'I have to admit that if this is the starter, I'm not sure I'll survive the main course.' Everyone at the table laughed. Manko: 'Let …

Manko & The Earth [#12]

Aston Revola October 2nd, 2011

Zero: 'Where to begin? We've had many discussions in our Lab about the future of the children. The plan was simple: to raise the kids to the physical age to be 'frozen' in. Then, …