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Danja Vasiliev serves as Professor of Emerging Media in Art and Design at Merz Akademie, Stuttgart, with concurrent appointments including Lecturer at Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg (2024) and Artistic Assistant at Academy of Fine Arts Munich (2025). His academic trajectory spans Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam, and New York University Berlin, establishing him as a transnational figure in critical technical practice.
His research dismantles digital power structures through the lens of critical engineering—a framework co-authored in The Critical Engineering Manifesto. Vasiliev interrogates networked systems by exposing data commodification mechanisms and surveillance capitalism, frequently employing ironic subversion in projects like 'WannaScry!' and 'Vending Private Network'. His methodology treats hacking as philosophical engagement rather than technical skill, prioritizing societal impact over technological novelty.
Though publication output remains concentrated in early career works like 'Weise7: The In/compatible Laboratorium' (2013), his scholarly contribution manifests primarily through high-impact artistic interventions exhibited globally from Taipei to San Francisco. These projects function as embodied research, translating complex technical critiques into accessible public discourse.
At Studio WEISE7—the Berlin-based lab he co-founded—Vasiliev cultivates a collaborative environment where students and researchers deconstruct digital infrastructures through hands-on experimentation. The lab's activities center on demystifying technology's political dimensions through workshops, network manipulations, and public interventions that challenge passive technology consumption.
