Anan Fries

My talk will be a performance: LORECORE returns to Berlin in essay version. With @ricardoeizirik
on Tuesday, 25.8.2026 at 19.00 at Kino Arsenal.

LORECORPS (v2)
Even when we sleep, we transmit data. We are surrounded by systems that count, catalogue, compare and calculate us. Algorithmic oracles promise security and provide control. But what myths surround these systems? LORECORPS (v2) is a computer game essay brought to life by a gamer, a musician and a robot cat.

The immersive experience delves into the machinery of myth-making surrounding the powerful tech companies and looks into the reflective surfaces of the gadgets that surround us in order to see what is happening in plain sight: the creeping convergence of algorithmic control and far-right ideology, the death of the old internet and the rise of techno-fascism.

Artistic direction, text & gamer: Anan Fries
Composition & live music: Ricardo Eizirik / @auto_timer
Research & concept: Jette Büchsenschütz, Anan Fries, Cenk Güzelis
XR design: Me AndOther Me
Dramaturgy: Jette Büchsenschütz
Additional text: Morgane Billuart

LORECORPS (v2) evolved from LORECORE, an immersive dance performance which was co-produced by HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Production: Hairygaze GbR. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Berlin Senate Department Culture and Social Cohesion, Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.