Dynamics of Air

As air is invisible, we take it for granted until something goes wrong. It’s only when pollution clogs the atmosphere, smog obscures the horizon and people struggle physically during cold snaps and heat waves that we focus on what we can’t see.

For the exhibition ‘Dynamics of Air’, Dr Malte Wagenfeld worked with climate engineering company ‘Transsolar’ on the project ‘Outside_In’. As part of the exhibition, there will be an experiential environment in the gallery that simulates the type of microclimatic perceptual experiences that might be encountered in outside environments — such as a park, forest, beach, or a combination of these settings.
 

The air we breathe, our interior, urban climates, and increasingly the weather and global climate are all designed. Advertently or inadvertently, they are all a result of decisions made on a social, political and economic scale.

Instead of producing new objects, Edith Kollath is interested in changing the state of existing material. The multimedia artist talks to Gabriele Urban about what inspires her work and what she expects from the exhibition in Melbourne.