Beyond the “Fake”: Martyna Marciniak’s Artwork, Anatomy of Non-Fact, Explores Synthetic Images

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Martyna Marciniak: “to examine how design and technology shape ideologies and social structures”

In 2025, Martyna Marciniak is artist-in-residence at CERN in Geneva, in collaboration with Copenhagen Contemporary. CERN introduces her practice as follows: “Marciniak’s interdisciplinary practice combines spatial storytelling, speculative fiction and 3D reconstruction to examine how design and technology shape ideologies and social structures.” Her work, rooted in the present moment, draws attention to the immense and irreversible transformation of the world brought about by the powerful alliance of design, technology and science—what we might call “the Tech”. Her work raises pressing questions: who is truly able to control, or even measure—let alone anticipate—these sweeping transitions?

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a physics professor at the university passionate about contemporary art . Scientific curator of the Soulages Arts&Sciences exhibition « Noir, c’est noir ? » Lausanne Switzerland (2016-2017) . Collaboration with Giuseppe Penone for artwork Essere vento : we pushed sculpture on sand grain down the micrometer size. Exhibition Corps de Pierre 2017. . Collaboration with choreographer Yoann Bourgeois for exhibition at Pantheon Paris 2017 . Member of Strategic Council at ENSCI Les Ateliers Paris (2017-2019). . PI of Descitech project (2014-2018): « Sciences, design and society: the factory of contemporary worlds » . Member of the Board at Ecole Supérieure d’Arts et de Design Grenoble/Valence (2015-...) . Member of Scientific Comity of Exhibition “Science Frugale” at science museum Espace Pierre Gilles de Gennes . Member of Scientific Comity of Exhibition “Luminopolis” at science museum Cap Sciences (Bordeaux 2017-2018).