Contextual Weather

2022

Contextual Weather

The subject of weather in British culture is unique and strong. According to studies, at almost every minute, there are brits who are conversing about the weather. However, the unpredictable and rapidly changing features of Britain’s climate due to its geography are not the only reason behind these conversations. Derived from the preference of the ‘negative face’ culture, Brits prefer more general and non-personal topics such as weather for surface-level conversations.

“Contextual Weather” aims to translate those superficial yet culturally deep-rooted conversations into the form of an interactive device that allows for the acknowledgment of engagement without the need to converse. The metallic matters represent the interaction; once conversation and knowledge which circulate between individuals, while the motion of the fabric caused by a manual mechanism that is inspired by that of an umbrella represents the participation of each individual. Without the necessity of a single speech, interactions are caused by the willingness to engage of each party represented through the movement and transfer of the matters.