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Mădălina Diaconu
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“The question is really about that which lies between the earth and the nearest stars.” (Aristotle)
„Die Wolkenzüge geben viel zu denken.“ (Goethe)
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1. Meteorology or The sky on earth2. Sky, clouds, mist, smog: descending the ladder3. Atmosphere(s)4. Meteorological & aerial aesthetic?5. Looking at Earth from the Moon6. From weather makers to climate makers and
from rituals to geoengineering
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1. Meteorology or The sky on earth
Kant:
„the starry sky above me“Dynamic visionDialectics of the sublime
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Correctives:
Envelopping atmosphere(s)Sensory and affective effectsChanging flow of phenomena
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2. Sky, clouds, mist, smog: descending the ladder
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Aristotle
Geocentric cosmology and meteorology
Concentric circles of elementsMeteorology: the „interval“
between earth and heavenBeauty, harmony and
permanence of the universe
“The question is really about that which lies between the earth and the nearest stars.” (Aristotle)
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Goethe
Artist, scientist & travelerVisual type, fine weatherGeneral dynamics: object,
body, attention„Splendid, instructive
drama“Morphology of the clouds
„Die Wolkenzüge geben viel zu denken.“ (Goethe)
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Types of clouds
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Cioran“Le brouillard, la seule chose qui ne m’a jamais déçu, la plus belle réussite à la surface de la terre.”
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Cioran
„Amoureux du mauvais temps“
Winter bluesThe most humiliating of
man’s dependences Heraclitic subject:
“meteorology of feelings”Forerunner of the
ecosensitivity: trapped in the smog
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3. Atmosphere(s)
Natural sciences Phenomenology
Physical space & processes
Wetter, Witterung, Klima
Convection: warmth as „Ur-Atmosphäre“
Emotional qualities of lived spaces
Half-things (Schmitz)Atmosphäre vs.
Atmosphärisches (G. Böhme)Weiteraum, Richtungsraum,
Ortsraum (Schmitz)Multimodal perceptionGeneral physiological and
emotional effects
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4. Meteorological & aerial aesthetic?
Günther Roth (2009) David Macaulay (2010)
Aesthetic of pure visibilityChromatic intensity and
variationBlue-sky-thinking
Primacy of visual elementsException: weather;
ambience and atmosphericVisual (clouds) vs. tactile
(snow)
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Looking at Earth from the Moon
Günther AndersHolmes Rolston III
Fragility of EarthGap between power &
knowledge
Environmental sensitivity
“The further out he (man) goes, the smaller he seems to become.” (H. Urey)
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6. From weather makers to climate makers and from rituals to geoengineering
Strategies of coping with the weather/climate change:
1. Biological adaptation2. Migration3. Inventions (material culture): protecting hulls4. Representations and practices (culture):
Rituals: „paparuda“ (rainmaker) Rationalization Technology (geoengineering): pros & cons
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Geoengineering / Konrad Ott
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Gaia-hypothesis
Arthur J. Lovelock:Geophysiology„somehow alive“Atmosphere: „biological
construction“
The Keeling curve: “breathing planet”
Sensitivity of the environment