Concept and Artistic: Kamila Narysheva / Developer: Arystan Kaliakparov / Design: Paritet Buro
Kamila Narysheva
Prometheus Brought Fire
- Installation
English /
Kazakh /
Russian /
Prometheus, a figure from Greek mythology who brought fire to humanity, stands for progress and self-empowerment—but also for ambivalence and risk.
The internet, too, was shaped by a similar promise. In “Prometheus Brought Fire,” two exhibition visitors attempt to communicate with each other through a specially developed chatbot that intercepts their words and replaces them with spam, phishing scripts, and manipulative language drawn from the darker corners of the web.
What is intended as a tool for connection becomes a disruption: communication is distorted, interrupted, and undermined. Occasionally, something authentic breaks through. The visitors keep trying. The installation explores what happens to human connection when the technologies meant to enable it begin to control and undermine it.
Kamila Narysheva is a sound and media artist based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Her work examines nuclear legacy, digital infrastructure, and interrupted cultural knowledge in Central Asia through spatial sound, field recording, and interactive media.
Team
Dates
Credits
Part of “Being Alone - Artistic Perspectives from Central and East Asia and Beyond“, a project within “Solitude: Loneliness & Freedom,” an initiative of the Goethe-Institutes in East and Central Asia in cooperation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Commissioned by Goethe-Institut Kazakhstan.
Location
HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2.
