I was introduced to the Weather-kin project today.
As part of my practice-based PhD, I create projects under the title Weather-kin, combining research, design, language and technology to explore how creativity can reshape cultural narratives around British rain and the more-than-human world.
The Weather-kin projects reimagine how we live with British weather. Grounded in research, language, design and technology, the work creates opportunities for building more-than-human connections and finding joy in rain.
It aims to help people become pluviophiles.... when we have such extreme heat at the moment, and a lack of rain for farmers, we need to embrace those days when water falls from the sky.
The project is the work of Alice Stevens who describes herself as follows:
Central to this is Rainworlding — a creative practice and method of meeting rain differently, approaching rain as an active presence rather than a backdrop or inconvenience, and inviting people to notice, engage with, and imagine futures within rain.
Through this practice, I position myself as a climate imaginaries designer, exploring everyday futures of living with British weather and crafting experiences that deepen ecological connection, support wellbeing, and strengthen resilience.
Through this practice, I position myself as a climate imaginaries designer, exploring everyday futures of living with British weather and crafting experiences that deepen ecological connection, support wellbeing, and strengthen resilience.
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