An exhibition titled Strange Weather – forecasts from the future – is being held in Trinity College Dublin’s Science Gallery from 18th July to 5th October 2014.
The exhibition delves into the mysteries of our weather and climate and asks challenging questions about climate change and how we will sustain our planet and its energy demands into the future.
Weather is a powerful, shared daily experience, offering us an immediate talking point with which to engage our fellow citizens. Yet when we talk about climate change the sense of guilt or powerlessness is enough to kill the conversation.
By engaging both weather and climate in a playful, proactive way, the exhibition aims to leapfrog over polarised public debates and propel people to forecast their own fate on a changing planet with an uncertain future.
By bringing together works by artists, designers, scientists, meteorologists and engineers, Strange Weather asks questions such as: Should human culture be re-shaped to fit strange weather? Or should we re-shape weather to fit our strange culture? Who is going to take advantage of climate chaos and how will strange weather benefit us? How will we choose to work, celebrate, live and die when weather gets weird?
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