Tactical Tech

Stephanie Hankey and Marek Tuszynski (Tactical Tech) investigate the impact of technology on society and its relationship to social, environmental, and political issues. As well as running Tactical Tech, a Berlin-based international NGO which they founded together in 2003, they have been collaborating through teaching, writing, curating, and producing creative interventions for the last 20 years.

Stephanie and Marek work across formats – exhibitions, art works, films, events, workshops, research, and writing – using the best way possible to tell stories, influence attitudes, and enable others to make informed choices. They are the co-authors of the essay “Efficiency and Madness,” and regularly teach at art and design schools in Europe as well as teach, write, consult, and speak on topics related to design, technology, rights, and ethics. Their most significant artistic projects include co-curation and design of the exhibition “Nervous Systems: Quantified Life and the Social Question” at the House of World Cultures (HKW) in Berlin, and The Glass Room, a museum and street-based art installation presented in Berlin, London, New York, and San Francisco, now transformed into a successful pop-up touring exhibition which has been shown in 40 countries, creating a global conversation about how technology changes the way we live, work, and play.

Tactical Tech are artists-in-residence of the “Geographies of AI” program at Onassis Stegi in the context of the European ARTificial Intelligence Lab 2020 residency program.