When the social system seems invincibly permanent, it is almost impossible to imagine a better future. Helplessness pervades as individuals realize how one’s thoughts and behaviors can’t make a difference. In this dire circumstance, Reverse Engineering follows the method of ”reverse engineering,“ which uncovers the underlying mechanism by tracing a system backward, to navigate acts of (ab)using the system to create fissures within it. Three artists flip the system upside down by tracing back its origins and altering them or bringing into contact distant and unlikely realities. Compared to the real world, their defiant practice may seem insignificant and precarious, but the challenge continues with the belief that small gestures sometimes bring about larger-than-life changes.