Almanac for Alternating Atmospheres

Almanac for Alternating Atmospheres is a research-based, multimedia art project that reimagines the traditional form of the farmer‘s almanac as a speculative cultural tool and interface for knowledge exchange in the era of climate crisis.

By investigating shifts in cultivation and migration of plants due to climate impact, the Almanac for Alternating Atmospheres project aims to facilitate connections among regions, traditions and local ecological knowledges. This artistic prototype imagines ecologically informed forms of forecasting. It is a tool for grounding meteorologies and for navigating as well as actively shaping our shifting planetary futures through biocultural relations. After some workshops and public events, the project will be exhibited in a multimedia installation at Xcenter in Nova Gorica, opening the cross-border ReThinkable festival of transformative economies.

• Public lecture and press conference: tbd.
• Workshop sessions: tbd (10.–24. 10. 2025).
• Exhibition dates: 24. 10.–9. 11. 2025.

Participants:

• Sybille Neumeyer, artist: Sybille Neumeyer is an interdependent artist and post-disciplinary researcher with focus on environmental issues and ecological relationships. In her recent and ongoing research she is investigating mediations of climate and weather and transformative narratives towards biocultural diversity, social and ecological justice. Neumeyer’s works have been presented at Konstmuseet i Skövde, LABoral Gijon, HKV, Art Laboratory Berlin, Onassis Stegi, Kunsthaus Dresden, ZKM Karlsruhe, amongst others.
• pETER Purg, curator (UNG FH/AU, GO! 2025).

Production: GO! 2025 (Mojca Stubelj Ars, Xcenter) within the framework of the PostMobility project (pETER Purg.) The project was made possible by the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorizia in collaboration with the ReThinkable festival of transformative economies. Artistic research is supported by: Berlin Centre for Advanced Studies in Arts and Sciences (BAS); Graduate School UdK Berlin 2023-25.