TOMO KIHARA

Tomo Kihara is an artist and game developer creating experimental games and public installations. His work often exists as embodied, playable thought experiments that invite everyone to explore socio-technical issues through play. Recent projects focusing on AI's social impact have been developed in collaboration with institutions such as Waag Futurelab (Amsterdam) and the Mozilla Foundation (USA). His works have been exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, 2022) and the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco, 2024).

PLAYFOOL

Playfool is an art-design unit by Daniel Coppen (UK) and Saki Maruyama (JP). With a combined background in design and engineering, their work explores the relationships between society and technology through the medium of play. Their multidisciplinary and experimental practice comprises objects, installations, and multimedia productions, which emphasise play's experimental, reflective and intimate qualities. Playfool’s works have been awarded both the Dezeen Award (2021) and STARTS Prize (2024), and have been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2023) and Ars Electronica (Linz, 2024).