Sputniko!

Hiromi Marissa Ozaki (born 1 July 1985), better known by her pseudonym Sputniko!, is a Japanese artist, designer and entrepreneur. She specializes in the field of speculative and critical design. She is known for her films and multimedia installation works inspired by emerging technologies’ possible impact on society and values – with a focus on gender issues.

Her high school friends in Japan gave her the nickname “Sputnik”, from the artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union, due to her interest in science and fair skin which her friends associated with Russia. She added “Ko” (子), a character commonly used at the end of Japanese girl names, to Sputnik after learning that it was the first-ever satellite creating her now iconic pseudonym.

After majoring in BSc Mathematics and Computer Science at Imperial College, London, she pursued a master's degree in Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art. Her art and design works have been internationally exhibited in museums such as Cooper Hewitt Design Museum (USA), Museum of Modern Art (USA), Pompidou Centre-Metz (France), ZKM Art Center (Germany), Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (Japan), Mori Art Museum (Japan) and Victoria & Albert Museum (UK). Her works have also been shown in numerous art festivals including Triennale di Milano (Italy), Art & Science International Exhibition (Beijing) and Setouchi Art Trienniale (Japan). Provided by Wikipedia