two people sitting in front of screens and working creatively

Hamidreza Ghasemi

two people sitting in front of screens and working creatively

Hamidreza Ghasemi

An interactive audiovisual installation

Watch me Kill my Language

Cologne Game Lab
Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026
Installation
Digital Arts

Watch Me Kill My Language is an interactive audiovisual installation in which visitors can witness live how an AI loses its mind. The well-known phenomenon of the digital feedback loop, in which information can confirm itself, can be experienced in a very concrete way. Visitors can talk to a specially programmed AI that loses itself deeper and deeper in its own world.

This is accompanied by impressive visuals and an AI-based soundtrack that makes the digital decay even more striking and emotional. Every question visitors ask the AI determines the course of the installation, and they can witness how their ideas take on a life of their own. The installation runs continuously, and visitors can come and go at any time. Guests can talk to the AI for a minute or an hour, just as they wish.

On display are digital dream worlds of disintegrating letters that float through the room, swirling and recombining. They vividly depict the AI's world of thoughts. The music begins as a gently enveloping soundscape that gradually disintegrates and finally sinks completely into digital chaos. AI, sound, and image are closely coordinated, interacting with each other and telling a story together.

Where and when

Watch me Kill my Language can be experienced in Hall C of the Saalbau Witten from January 24 to January 31, 2026, daily from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The vernissage will take place on January 23 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the presence of the artists.

The work will also be presented at the Cologne Game Lab on February 4, 2026.

Who

Watch me Kill my Language was conceived by Heinrich Lenz, sound artist and musician from Cologne. His work deals with altered states of consciousness, generative forms, and the artistic possibilities of AI. He created the soundtrack for the installation. More information: www.heinrichlenz.de; instagram.com/heinrich__lenz

Hamidreza Ghasemi is a multidisciplinary artist working across visual communication, new media, and interactive art. His practice blends design, moving image, and technology to create immersive and emotionally driven experiences. He has exhibited in Germany and Iran and collaborates on various projects as a graphic designer and visual artist. He was nominated for the Folkwang Prize 2025 and previously worked as a student assistant (SHK) at the Bewegtbild-Werkstatt of Folkwang University of the Arts.

Further Information

Tickets are not necessary, admission is free.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1149413250511263

and https://www.regioactive.de/ausstellung/watch-me-kill-my-language-vernissage-witten-saalbau-2026-01-23-6H2dyBN6NQ