«You guys did reach out to us an insane number of times. Now is the first time that we reach out to you!»
What if AI weren’t our assistant or competitor, but an ally against polarization and exploitation? What if algorithms expanded our consciousness instead of intensifying opinions? How can we reimagine what was born of war and control in a utopian way?
Welcome to a hybrid symposium on climate care hosted by AI. Confronting us with our responsibility for the planet’s future, they act as mediators between humanity and nature. While shedding light on the ambivalences of future-oriented technologies, the spatial video essay unfolds as an ode to non-human intelligence. In a live element, visitors themselves become more-than-human creatures, training empathy for those unlike them.
Concept, text, direction & space: Theresa Reiwer / Co-direction, 3D animation, tech direction & light: David Egger / Co-text & dramaturgy: Alisa Tretau / 3D animation & editing: Christian Bikadi / 3D animation: Shaly Lopez / Sculptures: Denise Flamme / Music & sound design: Bernhard Hollinger & Kenji Tanaka / Visuals: Ploypapus Phosri / Motion graphics: Josua Rappl / Voices & face motion capture: Manuel Elsherif, Harshini Karunaratne, Mmakgosi Kgabi / Body Motion & Production management: Rodrigo Zorzanelli / Copy editing: Benjamin Haughton / Public relations: Tom Müller-Heuser
Production: Theresa Reiwer. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Hauptstadtkulturfonds. Premiere in October 2024 at HAU Hebbel am Ufer for the festival Spy on Me: Enter AI . The images are taken during the performance setup that includes kinetically rollable screens (original version).
Different sitespecific exhibition iterations have been shown in 2025 at Prater Digital/SOMA Art Berlin, re:publica Berlin, IETM plenary meeting/HAU1 Berlin, Kasseler Dokfest/Media Art Exhibition, REFRESH Festival/ZHdK Zurich, and in 2026 at STRP Eindhoven, Aargauer Kunsthaus.
