Maël Hénaff, a filmmaker and musician with a passion for exploring technology, was born in France in 1994 and now resides in London. Growing up in the French Alps and boasting a Chinese-French heritage, Maël has always been drawn to the realms of design, film, and music as avenues for investigating the intricacies of technology in the context of climate change.

In addition to his creative pursuits, Maël imparts his knowledge and expertise as a lecturer at Central Saint Martins' MA Material Futures program. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with esteemed studios like Superflux and UP Projects, honing his skills and broadening his artistic scope.

Maël's research has been showcased at the Design Museum London, Tate Exchange Tate Modern, Milan Design Week, and Dubai Design Week. Through his exploratory work, he delves into speculative scenarios, examining the hacking and democratisation of technologies. By initiating these conversations, Maël hopes to spark a genuine debate on how we can utilise technology to positively impact our communities.

EXHIBITIONS/RESEARCH PROJECTS


︎︎︎2023 

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Social Fibre
^{Future Observatory
Design Museum, London}


Sea Money Maker
^{London Design Biennale, London}


︎︎︎2022 

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Sea Money Maker
^{Aram Gallery, London}

Future Robots
^{DeepMind, Lethaby Gallery London}


︎︎︎2019 

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Democratising Technology
^{Dubai Design Week, Dubai}

Democratising Technology
^{Lethaby Gallery, London}

Deep Fake for Social Good
^{Tate Exchange, London}

Democratising Technology
^{Degree Show CSM, London}

Democratising Technology
^{DROPOUT MAG, London}

A Call For Positive Automation
^{Milan Design Week, Milan}


︎︎︎2018 

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AI DEMOCRACY
^{Design Museum, London}

Symbiotic System
^{Primer Design Futures,
San Fransisco}

How to Become a Machine
^{Primer Design Futures,
San Fransisco}

TALKS/WORKSHOPS


︎︎︎2022 

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Radio BlahBlah
^{STORE PROJECTS, London}


︎︎︎2019 

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Designing For Turbulent Times
^{Everyman Cinema, London}

KQ LABS Sciences and Design
^{LVMH, London}

Waste into Resource Workshop
^{Messums, Wiltshire}


 ︎︎︎2018 

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Tech for the community Workshop
^{Local Church, Jaywick}

Symbiotic System
^{Primer Design Futures, San Fransisco}

How to Become a Machine
^{Primer Design Futures, San Fransisco}


RESIDENCIES


︎︎︎2019 

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Otherwise Festivale
^{Gessnerallee, Zurich}

PUBLICATIONS


︎︎︎2019 

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Socio-technology: realising the social potential of emerging technologies
^{Material Futures Catalogue}

On how technology will make us the humans we always wanted to be
^{Clot Magazine}

LS:N Global: 4 Key themes from Milan Design Week 2019
^{LSN Global Future Laboratory}


AWARDS

︎︎︎2019 

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Finalist NOVA AWARDS
^{London, UK}

Finalist Green TRAIL LVMH
^{London, UK}