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Dynamics of Air

Edith Kollath, 'Nothing will ever be the same'. © Hannes Wiedemann

'Dynamics of Air' is an exhibition showcasing specially commissioned works by designers, creative practitioners and engineers that captures the beauty, dynamics and sensuality of air in our built environment and its critical role in designing for a zero carbon future. The exhibition explores radical innovations for creative sustainability in design and the built environment, and brings together leading local and international artists and designers including: Transsolar, Friedrich von Borries and Edith Kollath (Germany), Breathe Earth Collective (Austria), Philippe Rahm (Switzerland/France), Enric Ruiz Geli (Spain), Little Wonder (Gyungju Chyon and John Sadar USA), and from Australia; Natasha Johns-Messenger, Cameron Robbins, Chris Cottrell, Prof Simon Watkins, and Phred Petersen: 'Dynamics of Air' - The Exhibition and Public Program

Dynamics of Air © RMIT

Thoughts on the exhibtion
 “We are all air dwellers and air makers.”

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.
Cloudscapes © Frank Ockert

Curator meets creator
 Sensuality of Air: Outside_In

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.
 
'Dynamics of Air' project 'UN-Mahac' © Friedrich von Borries

Friedrich von Borries
 Politics of Air: Theoretical Provocation

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.
'Thinking I'd last forever' © Edith Kollath

Interview with Edith Kollath
 Art of Air: “The most normal thing, yet the most divine”

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.
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