Foolish Flame

Foolish Flame / Leon Butler, Peter Power - Photo: Leon Butler, Peter Power

Ars Electronica Futurelab Events / Deep Space 8K

Performance

Foolish Flame

A Waking World

Leon Butler (IE), Peter Power (IE)

Foolish Flame is a transdisciplinary piece that explores the fraught frontiers of climate change and our inherited cultural trauma. Through collective experience and real-time generative technology, visitors witness an evolving landscape of environmental narratives.
Traversing between the liminal space of the bog and a realm beyond, Foolish Flame unfolds as a dynamic storytelling system, conjuring new digital rituals of connection, synchronicity, and ecological reflection.

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THU 4. Sept. 17:30 – 18:30
FRI 5. Sept. 18:00 – 19:00

Ars Electronica Center, Level 0, Deep Space 8K
Thu 4. Sep 2025 17:30 – 18:30
Fri 5. Sep 2025 18:00 – 19:00

Registration required!

Tickets

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EN

Ticket //

ONE DAY PASS, FESTIVALPASS, FESTIVALPASS+, Ars Electronica Center Ticket

Info //

Warning of Strobe light/intense lighting/loud noise. // Dieses Programm enthält stroboskopische Effekte/intensive Lichteffekte/laute Geräusche. 

  • Leon Butler

    Leon Butler is an artist working at the intersection of art and technology. His work has been recognised by the Type Directors Club, 100 Archive, Digital Media Awards, and more. Recent projects include Imagined Islands, Dwelling, Performance Surveillance, and Emperor 101. He has shown work nationally and internationally, receiving commissions from Arts Council, European Media Arts Platform, and Science Gallery.

  • Peter Power

    Peter Power is a transdisciplinary writer, visual artist, composer, sound designer and director from Waterford, Ireland. He holds a degree in biochemistry and a master’s in composition. He is Artistic Director of the award-winning Sparsile Collective, creating post-disciplinary works. He is an Associate Artist of BETA festival and outgoing Artist-in-Residence of Cork Midsummer Festival, National Sculpture Factory and other international residencies.

Credits

This work has been made possible through support from Culture Ireland, Project Arts Centre, SHARESPACE, Once Off Productions and Beta Festival. With thanks to CoisCéim, Everyman Cork and the Digital Hub Development Agency for their development support. Thanks for the support from our family, friends, and colleagues.

Please note: The program for the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 is still in progress.
We are currently preparing all the information for the website and plan to put the full program online in the coming days – stay tuned!