events / guest post / interview
Hannah-Katharina Chabbani and Marc Bredemeier, winners of the Friends of HEK Open Call, interview each other about their project.
do it yourself! / events / guest post
Guide to DAOs invites you to explore shared governance, ethics & digital culture—together. Add your thoughts on the Live Annotation Wall.
exhibition / guest post
How can fungi shift our perspective on intelligence? Susanne Hartmann shares insights from her work Experiments III, on view in the HEK exhibition «Other Intelligences» until 10.08.2025.
events / exhibition / guest post / what is...?
What connects the air in your lungs with glowing oceans and towering cliffs? Artist and researcher Anthea Oestreicher explores how microscopic plankton shape our world – from oxygen and climate to stone and memory. Experience it live at her TechBrunch on August 10 at HEK, during the “Other Intelligences” finissage weekend.
guest post
What do online games reveal about our digital culture? And why does their preservation matter? Adrian Demleitner looks at how games emerged in Switzerland, what stories they carry with them – and why preserving them is a cultural and political responsibility.
exhibition / in conversation / interview
Fatima Salum Said from HEK’s education team sits down with alfatih, one of the winners of the Pax Art Awards 2024, to talk about surveillance, silence, and the blurred lines between humanity and machine.
Artificial Intelligence / events / interview
More than a One-Hit Wonder: My Name is Fuzzy, AKA Bastien Bron, on “La machine à tubes” [The Hit Machine] his installation showcased at HEK during Museumsnacht 2025.
guest post / media culture / what is...?
Ever found yourself deep in YouTube nightschool, soaking up knowledge while the rest of the world sleeps? memeclassworldwide (mcww) dives into the world of tutorials, exploring how these everyday “how-tos” can empower or limit us. Curious? Read the full blog post to dive deeper!