Variable 4

david bowen, “tele-present wat…

dan — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:09:05 +0000

david bowen, “tele-present water”, uses NOAA wave data for an installation that is profound in its simplicity http://t.co/uAEW3Wsm

ken goldsmith, “the weather”, …

dan — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:05:35 +0000

ken goldsmith, “the weather”, transcribing a year’s 1-min weather bulletins http://t.co/YwM2Hp27

some more weather-related work…

dan — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:04:35 +0000

some more weather-related works for the archive: john cage, “lecture on the weather” http://t.co/EUZoPNpN

mark ballora discusses data an…

dan — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:01:24 +0000

mark ballora discusses data and sonification, featuring a lovely audio rendition of weather parameters http://t.co/39cAstKQ

this season’s soho house magaz…

dan — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:12:38 +0000

this season’s soho house magazine features an interview on variable 4, now available online and as a pdf (p17/18): http://t.co/UTLc7S9v

After Variable 4 Elizabeth Castle

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:59:01 +0000

Over the Channel to Jersey, and across the St Helier causeway to the ramparts of Elizabeth Castle, the recent four-day Variable 4 installation at Branchage was a true adventure. We inhabited the castle (below) for almost the duration, housed in a WWII bunker beneath a grassy verge, overlooking oceanic vistas and craggy rocks.

Though we were continually buffeted by the promontory’s unceasing winds, Variable 4 has yet to break its curse of rainlessness: four consecutively dry days made for a temperate installation. Thanks to everybody who came to visit, and to all of the team at Branchage for their endless support.

We also owe thanks to BBC Radio Jersey, who replaced their normal MW programming with a continuous 18-hour marathon transmission of Variable 4. Possibly a first to be able to tune in on medium wave to the sound of weather-driven generative music. Apologies to any local listeners who wondered where your normal programming had disappeared to…

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The bunker that became Variable 4 HQ for the duration.

Sam (on the left) became the honorary imp of Variable 4, here pictured explaining the details of the meteorological equipment to a group of newcomers.

looks like wolfram alpha can g…

dan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:01:52 +0000

looks like wolfram alpha can generate useful graphs of historical weather conditions: http://t.co/GJqEZLf4

mark nystrom’s automated drawi…

dan — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:53:10 +0000

mark nystrom’s automated drawings based on wind conditions are things of beauty: http://t.co/PkwItQJB (via @mariuswatz)

we urge everybody to sign this…

dan — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:53:27 +0000

we urge everybody to sign this petition to save coastguard maritime rescue stations under threat: http://t.co/ZsMhAsq0 (via @RomneyHoy)

really nice video report about…

dan — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:59:58 +0000

really nice video report about the piece on itv channel tv @channelonline: http://t.co/efZnr27A