The Uncanny Valley of Creation: Hiroshi Ishiguro and the Art of Artificial Humanity Born in Osaka, Japan, in 1963, Hiroshi Ishiguro is not an artist in the traditional sense of brushstrokes on canvas or clay molded by hand. Yet, his creations – a lineage of remarkably lifelike humanoid robots, most notably the Geminoid series – have profoundly impacted our understanding of art, identity, and the very essence of what it means to be hum…