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!
do it yourself!
Find and download the pixel art you made at the Emoji-Pixel-Party at HEK and Atelier Mondial’s 10 year anniversary on the Freilagerplatz!
do it yourself!
Learn how to make simple pixel art images and GIFs with Piskel!
events / guest post / media culture
When youngsters play Minecraft together for a week, a lot of surprising things happen… Here’s a look back at the one-week Minecraft workshop, which took place in the summer of 2024 as a children’s holiday activity at HEK.
exhibition / guest post
This guest post series by Juan Pablo Garcia Sossa accompanies his installation in the Tools for Change exhibition at HEK. The artist explores alternative network concepts like “Redários”—networks as hammocks that balance and support each other. This first post challenges the extractive logic of data and reimagines digital systems, especially in tropical contexts. More posts will follow over the duration of the exhibition.
