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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Technical guides and research on using microcontrollers in art, including sensors, displays, and embedded systems.

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Belief Engines

Belief Engine is an interactive sculptural system that examines belief as a spatial, relational, and attentional phenomenon.
December 22, 2025
Full Belief Engines ESP32 wall-mounted sculpture featuring a red cross with LED screen and sculpted red hands attached to a metal rod.
Nostalgie world generative universe illustration of the main character falling from the sky

This one became a world.

What began as the award-winning art installation Nostalgie World has evolved into Bonded Studio — a connection studio for a less lonely world.

Now expanding into prompts, digital spaces, physical objects, immersive experiences, and emotional tools, Bonded Studio explores loneliness, closeness, technology, design, and real human connection.

The next chapter is opening soon.

Join the waitlist for early access to new apps, experiences, connection prompts, and experiments from the studio.

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