Steve Zafeiriou (b. 1998, Thessaloniki, GR) is a New Media Artist, Technologist, and Founder of Saphire Labs. His practice investigates how technology can influence, shape, and occasionally distort the ways individuals perceive the external world. By employing generative algorithms, electronic circuits, and interactive installations, he examines human behavior in relation to the illusory qualities of perceived reality, inviting observers to reconsider their assumptions and interpretations.

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Audiovisual performance titled Qualia, cover image showing 3 people partying with digital AI effects
July 4, 2026
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How Technology Is Redefining Artistic Practice

Steve Zafeiriou’s interactive installations focus on the relationship between technology and human behavior. These responsive, data-driven environments use sensors, microcontrollers, and generative systems to react to the presence and actions of viewers, revealing the reciprocal influence between humans and digital frameworks.

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Generative Systems, Perception & Reality

Steve Zafeiriou’s digital artworks explore the illusory nature of reality through generative algorithms and computational image making. Working with code, light, motion, and digital systems, he constructs visual environments that question how reality is perceived, modelled, and constructed in a screen based world.

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Live AV performance of the ‘Qualia’ collaboration featuring NTH Dance Company dancers, immersive audio-visual projection mapping and kinetic light choreography
Nostalgie world generative universe illustration of the main character falling from the sky

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