Sputniko!

Hiromi Marissa Ozaki, better known by the pseudonym Sputniko!, is a British/Japanese artist and designer who specializes in the field of speculative and critical design. After majoring in BSc Mathematics and Computer Science at Imperial College, London, she went on to pursue a master's degree in design at the Royal College of Art. Sputniko! is known for her film and multi-media installation works inspired by how technology impacts society and people's values – in particular focusing on gender issues. She has recently presented her works in exhibitions such as the 2019 Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, 'Japanorama' in Pompidou Centre-Metz, Setouchi Art Trienniale, New Sensorium at the ZKM Art Center in Germany (2016), Future and the Arts at the Mori Art Museum (2016), Collecting Future Japan – Neo Nipponica at the Victoria & Albert Museum (2016). From 2013 to 2017, Sputniko! was an assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab where she found and directed the Design Fiction research group. To date, she has had pieces included in the permanent collections of museums such as the V&A and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. Currently, she resides as the associate professor of RCA-IIS Design Lab in the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo as well as associate professor of the Department of Design at Tokyo University of the Arts.