Sometimes the weather is a complement to a conversation, sometimes it is an introduction. During the residency- project A.i.R Innan Luften Går Ur 2019-2020 I met Lena Simonsson, a weather observer for SMHI (the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute). She is observing the weather in Gustavsfors, Värmland. Based upon that meeting with Lena I created the weather-sensitive sculpture Anticyklon/Cyklon.
Sculpture lit from underneath
Video documentation of Anticyklon/Cyklon
Sometimes the relationship between the anticyclone and cyclone is described as a struggle where one "breaks down" and the other "resists". Rather, it seems to be a collaboration between them. Where the majority of anticyclones is dependent on cyclones both for its origin and continued existence.
Anticyklon/Cyklon
sculpture (alterating according to weather), 1 x 1 x 1 m
fir-tree from fen, aluminium rings
2020
sculpture from below
“The weather is a warning, a tool, a feeling. The weather puts places on the map.”
Film from “Innan Luften Går Ur“ containing a conversation between me and Lena and her first meeting with Anticyklon/Cyklon