Hyperscalers, algorithms, content farming, cloud computing – we know we want to change the digital world, but how?
The artists in Short Circuit break technology down and build new ideas from the digital debris. They propose alternatives and demonstrate how fair technology might be constructed. Delve into the physical impact of data centres and the cloud, explore privacy protection as an ancient curse, and discover how gamer culture and PC modding can change the way you view your relationship with hardware.
Featuring work by Ginevra Petrozzi, Gion Berlijn, Irakli Sabekia, Julia Janssen, Kai-Hsiang Wen, Nestor Siré and Papertrail.
Ginevra Petrozzi is an artist and interdisciplinary designer based in the Netherlands. She explores magical thinking in the context of AI and algorithmic systems, investigating mysticism and the occult within contemporary techno-politics through the role of the 'digital witch'.
Julia Janssen is a multiple-award-winning artist, researcher, and human rights advocate, known for her installations that take people behind the surface of apps and platforms. She is ambassador for the Data Protection Foundation in class action lawsuits against X, Adobe, and Amazon.
Nestor Siré is a Cuban multimedia artist whose transdisciplinary research examines how technology both shapes and is shaped by social practices, with a particular focus on informal circuits and vernacular hacks forged under conditions of scarcity.
Papertrail is an experimental publishing platform, founded in 2023 by graphic designer Apsara Flury and writer-researcher Livio Liechti. Together they collect visual artefacts and narrative fragments to critique and unpack the everydayness of digital infrastructure.
Gion Berlijn is a designer and electronic music producer based in Eindhoven who creates interactive installations where sound, light, and physical structure converge. He is also the founder of BREEK, a platform connecting art and club culture.
Kai-Hsiang Wen is a Taiwan-born, Netherlands-based product designer who explores how everyday consumer products shape human perception, from kinetic installations to the relationship between sound media and geopolitics.
Irakli Sabekia is a Georgian designer and artistic researcher based in Amsterdam. At the intersection of design, art, and philosophy, he explores the frictions between the human and the system through immersive installations.