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 Speculative Culture/ Weather Lore is a project exploring future forecasting and sustainable living in a time of rapid climate change. It is a family-based project exploring weather lore and future forecasting through a series of cultural strategies. Speculative Culture/ Weather Lore is a project exploring future forecasting and sustainable living in a time of rapid climate change. It is a family-based project exploring weather lore and future forecasting through a series of cultural strategies.
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 History is full of rhymes, anecdotes, and proverbs meant to guide the uncertain in determining whether the next day will bring fair or foul weather. Farmers watched the sky colour to know when to sow and reap. Mariners noted wind and waves for signs of change. Contemporary weather lore often manifests from people’s anxiety about a future of floods, famine and fires. The question is how does the superstitious or curious imagination make sense of all this?  History is full of rhymes, anecdotes, and proverbs meant to guide the uncertain in determining whether the next day will bring fair or foul weather. Farmers watched the sky colour to know when to sow and reap. Mariners noted wind and waves for signs of change. Contemporary weather lore often manifests from people’s anxiety about a future of floods, famine and fires. The question is how does the superstitious or curious imagination make sense of all this? 
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   * http://www.mappingvulnerabilityindex.com/home/adelaidevi   * http://www.mappingvulnerabilityindex.com/home/adelaidevi
   * http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-02/city-designs-must-change-in-face-of-deadlier-heatwaves-experts/5494124   * http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-02/city-designs-must-change-in-face-of-deadlier-heatwaves-experts/5494124
 +  * http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/30/extreme-weather-official-advice-rewritten-to-remove-climate-change-link
  
 Studies on Foresight and Future Forecasting has centred around the work of [[http://futuryst.blogspot.com.au/|Stuart Candy]] as well as a dedicated following of the [[future_fabulators/about|Future Fabulators]] research and activities http://lib.fo.am/future_fabulators/about Studies on Foresight and Future Forecasting has centred around the work of [[http://futuryst.blogspot.com.au/|Stuart Candy]] as well as a dedicated following of the [[future_fabulators/about|Future Fabulators]] research and activities http://lib.fo.am/future_fabulators/about
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   * We received a warm response to our artist talk which was a summary of the first residency with foam and gave an overview of what we hoped to achieve at this residency. It was apparent due to the interruptions by the children during the talk, that by framing the project as a family in residence the concept would be developed and grow at the speed family life would allow. The level of uncertainty in respect to the demands of the children is the driver in respect to the rate of progress.   * We received a warm response to our artist talk which was a summary of the first residency with foam and gave an overview of what we hoped to achieve at this residency. It was apparent due to the interruptions by the children during the talk, that by framing the project as a family in residence the concept would be developed and grow at the speed family life would allow. The level of uncertainty in respect to the demands of the children is the driver in respect to the rate of progress.
-  * Wonderfully, we were approached after the talk by people who wanted to share anecdotes about the weather.+ 
 +My Artist talk can be found here {{http://www.sarahneville.com/downloads/93/artist_talk.pptx.pdf}} 
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 +  * Wonderfully, we were approached after the talk by people who wanted to share anecdotes about the weather.I listened to a story about snow in the South East of South Australia, Kalangado, when a woman's mother left her and her three siblings in a car to dance in the snow. I spoke to an older mother and daughter team who suggested 'waste not want not' and 'a stitch in time saves nine' should come back for reinterpretation. 
 +  * In the forum following which was going to be about artists working with ideas about the future, but ended up being an introduction to the artists, I found myself quoting from organic farmer Nick Kentish. 
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 +==== Nick Kentish ==== 
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 +  * Re: Red sky at night Sheppards delight. Red sky in the morning Sheppards warning. He always wondered what the sheppards were looking for? Did they want dry weather so they could enjoy their day or as most Australians would wish, rain so there would be feed for the sheep? The ancient proverbs are very human lifestyle centred. 
 +  * Weather patterns these days are more random, hotter or colder when unexpected so there is more discomfort. Its like having one hand in boiling water and the other in freezing water, it is not pleasant. However the average temperature is still very much the same. 
 +  * With agriculture timing is everything. If there is an untimely cold snap or an unseasonable heat wave then crops are ruined. In South Australia we have more crops than any other state. When the weather throws an unseasonal temperature change then the effect state wide is catastrophic. Crops do not recover quickly, they grow annually.  
 +  * There is less carbon now in the soil than in the atmosphere. Too much mining has tipped the balance. So soil is now unable to hold enough moisture.Farmers are now investing in soil carbon mostly by returning the crop to the soil rather than burning.  
 +  * Adding nitrogen through clover helps the soil to grow organic fungi and bacteria. 
 +  * You can't control the climate but you can work on soil chemistry. 
 +  * Weather lore yarn : Flying over the Pilbra all the cattle were lying down. They were resting up because rain was coming, the air pressure was low.  For the next week they would be standing up in a flood and somehow they new and were preparing themselves.  
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 ==== Notes from 20140608 ==== ==== Notes from 20140608 ====
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   * Discussion about lifestyle choice, practicality and necessity.   * Discussion about lifestyle choice, practicality and necessity.
   * Comments about story telling, educating and informing through hard hitting messages in the tone of the 1980's Grim Reaper TV ads warning about Aids.    * Comments about story telling, educating and informing through hard hitting messages in the tone of the 1980's Grim Reaper TV ads warning about Aids. 
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 +Weather Lore talk found here {{http://www.sarahneville.com/downloads/93/Weather_Lore2.pptx.pdf}}
  
 In reflection of the talk about Weather Lore I was very pleased in principle that there was a very open flow of people entering and leaving the space. Simultaneous to the talk I served soup and fed children. I chatted with visitors whilst presenting a planned talk and ultimately the final minutes were interrupted and the formal talk was finished by the baby having a melt down. To wind up, a friend helped me clear the kitchen whilst updating me on the status of her vegetable garden and fruit trees. I could not have scripted things better to frame our future scenario enactment. In reflection of the talk about Weather Lore I was very pleased in principle that there was a very open flow of people entering and leaving the space. Simultaneous to the talk I served soup and fed children. I chatted with visitors whilst presenting a planned talk and ultimately the final minutes were interrupted and the formal talk was finished by the baby having a melt down. To wind up, a friend helped me clear the kitchen whilst updating me on the status of her vegetable garden and fruit trees. I could not have scripted things better to frame our future scenario enactment.
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 Transcript of Maja's talk about [[:/future_fabulators/foam_at_adhocracy|FoAM's work with foresight and futures]] Transcript of Maja's talk about [[:/future_fabulators/foam_at_adhocracy|FoAM's work with foresight and futures]]
  
-Again people were served veges and were welcome to play with Florence as she danced about infront of the projector and distributed toys to hands and laps. Miranda left to run around the hall. Most visitors were fascinated by the beautiful images from foam and intrigued by Maja's talk. Whilst the afternoon ws again cut short by children's needs and the schedule for Adhocracy, a half a dozen people stayed to ask about foam and Future forecasting. Many others left deep in contemplation.+Again people were served veges and were welcome to play with Florence as she danced about infront of the projector and distributed toys to hands and laps. Miranda left to run around the hall. Most visitors were fascinated by the beautiful images from foam and intrigued by Maja's talk. Whilst the afternoon ws again cut short by children's needs and the schedule for Adhocracy, a half a dozen people stayed to ask about foam and Future Forecasting. Many others left deep in contemplation.
  
 A very warm thank you to Nik and Maja for their early morning start and the very informative and extremely well received talk about Future Fabulators.  A very warm thank you to Nik and Maja for their early morning start and the very informative and extremely well received talk about Future Fabulators. 
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