Sam Illingworth recites his poem “Warming Clouds”, based on our MJO research which appeared in the journal Nature.
Between synthetic, parallel lines drawn across artificially constructed maps, the clouds begin to form. Climbing upwards like giant anvils of cotton candy, a trick of the scattering light projecting apparitions across the skies.
Oscillating between imagined landforms, these vessels of rain and ice drift tirelessly across tranquil seas and raging oceans. Taking residence across the continents, rising and falling with the unseen breath of their creator.
Peripheral forces nip and pull at the creases of this translucent drapery, driving contrast that redefines the transience of their approach. A warming touch that contracts and expands without caution or reproach.
Changing patterns reverberate across the cloudscape, as thunder shakes the firmament and drought stalks the land. Reflected dreams shimmer across their surface, the abstract shapes a portent of what is yet to come.
Sarah’s Hand Embroidery on our MJO research
Sarah’s Hand Embroidery stitches our MJO research, which appeared in the journal Nature, into an embroidery piece.
