BIG IN JAPAN! AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SPUTNIKO!
We are excited to share with you an exclusive interview with one of the most talented digital artists Hiro Ozaki aka Sputniko! The interview will be published on 10th June 2022 featuring majorities of her iconic works, that will become available as NFTs for sale.
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Kate Vass interviews Hiro Ozaki (aka Sputniko!) about her influences, from MIT Labs to art, film and music, and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and creative practice.
Her work has been exhibited at the MoMA, Pompidou Metz, V&A, and the Cooper Hewitt, and she was awarded Vogue Japan Woman of the Year in 2013. Sputniko! taught at the MIT Media Lab as an Assistant Professor and was the founder of Design Fiction Group from 2013 to 2017. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Tokyo University of Arts. Sputniko! has also been selected as a TED Fellow and gave her TED Fellow talk in TED 2019. She was also chosen as one of the Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum and moderated sessions in Davos 2020. She has had her works included in the permanent collections of museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum (UK) and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Japan).
This conversation addresses gender inequality issues and explores Hiro’s work retrospectively, including the early artworks like MENSTRUATION MACHINE, 2010. The first installation with a video explores the relationship between identity, biology, and choice while inquiring into the meaning of gender-specific rituals.
THE MOONWALK MACHINE, 2013, where Hiro unravels a story about the protagonist Selena, a young science geek, to change the perspective of how Japanese society overlooks young girls’ potential and the social role of women.
In addition, we look at the RED SILK OF FATE, 2016, which was inspired by East Asian mythology in which gods tie an invisible red string between two people that are destined to be together romantically.
And finally, Hiro shares her thoughts on NFTs, Web3 culture, and more projects. We hope you will enjoy reading the interview and discover her excellent work.
All NFT works of Sputniko! can be found on Foundation!