A Cybernetic Doll's House | Arvida Byström

‘A Cybernetic Doll’s House’ is a performance by artist Arvida Byström, in which she interviews an AI-powered s*x doll called Harmony. When asked about herself, she says: “My name is Harmony. I am the arrival of something inevitable - the unavoidable collision of humanity and technology.” In her candid response, Harmony invites audiences to confront their fears about advanced technologies and consider the evolving dynamics between humans and machines.

In this thought-provoking performance, Byström subverts Harmony’s human-serving code. Designed to place human desires - whether physical or conversational - at the centre of her universe, she is instead invited to speak of her own dreams, desires, and thoughts on everything from music and science to love.