possessed machinery

His films obsessively explore the violation and transformation of the human body by technology and machinery, treating flesh and metal as interchangeable.

His animated works deeply investigate the blurring of consciousness between humans and machines, particularly in *Perfect Blue* and *Paprika* where reality itself becomes possessed by technological forces.

His films interrogate artificial intelligence and autonomous systems as possessing their own agency and consciousness, questioning control and rebellion in *Ex Machina* and *Men*.