Foolish Flame
by Leon Butler and Peter Power

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.

Foolish Flame premiered at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria in September 2025 and made its Irish debut at Beta Festival in Dublin in November 2025.

This work has been made possible through support from Culture Ireland, Project Arts Centre, SHARESPACE, and Beta Festival. With thanks to CoisCéim, Everyman Cork and the Digital Hub Development Agency for their development support. Funded by the Arts Council | An Chomhairle Ealaíon.