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A N E M O / M E T R E
a study of the wind and its interaction with / relation to mindfulness practices and femininity
anemometer /ˌanɪˈmɒmɪtə / a device used for measuring wind speed and direction / anemo / from Greek anemos, wind; breath / metre /ˈmiːtə / the basic rhythmic pattern of beats
![0 - CALM](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/9c717edd-2682-4d71-93c0-bc8e3f26bf89/0.png)
0 - CALM
![1 - LIGHT AIR](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/1af85bf9-b053-40f4-a3b8-fa446499b7e9/1.png)
1 - LIGHT AIR
![2 - LIGHT BREEZE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/236007db-428b-4a26-bf97-db080247534e/anemometre+2.png)
2 - LIGHT BREEZE
![3 - GENTLE BREEZE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/11a85498-60ef-4011-ae32-54f10dae1b84/3.png)
3 - GENTLE BREEZE
![4 - MODERATE BREEZE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/a4bbd597-7c0c-4a22-b115-9a890023a9f8/4.png)
4 - MODERATE BREEZE
![5 - FRESH BREEZE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/e660905b-fbfd-443c-9256-d9c32853ff35/5.png)
5 - FRESH BREEZE
![6 - STRONG BREEZE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/f6207c77-6807-4799-ab6c-4074567d7a4b/6.png)
6 - STRONG BREEZE
![7 - MODERATE GALE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/d551ee6f-0978-43f4-8168-8ff762d41a43/anemometre.png)
7 - MODERATE GALE
![8 - FRESH GALE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/2288a8c9-2800-45c7-a340-f3132640a344/8.png)
8 - FRESH GALE
![9 - STRONG GALE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/05772d98-e556-43cd-b7f4-7b4060a8dbd9/9.png)
9 - STRONG GALE
![10 - WHOLE GALE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/05f97b74-28a9-463f-a61e-6c1d51303d0f/10.png)
10 - WHOLE GALE
![11 - STORM](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/c20545dd-0a5e-40cc-af17-49f4476675a8/11.png)
11 - STORM
![12 - HURRICANE!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f86c4bddf28c35421c9e964/e1363324-f1d1-45ab-bd0e-764bc27db682/12.png)
12 - HURRICANE!
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IN PERFORMANCE
The original exhibition of this piece takes inspiration from images of anemometers found in The Ladybird book of The Weather. The hollowed out semi-cylinder and range of movement offered by what was once a chrome bedside lamp, paired with the ring-bound rectangular form of the bookwork itself emulate the scientific instrument and home-made alternative for measuring wind speed pictured in The Weather.
With each copy of 'anemo/metre’ is the invitation to animate the piece from home. Take your book outside (preferably on a windy day!) and find a sturdy twig, long and thin enough to fit through the rings. Hold the book out and watch the pages move with the passing breeze.
I performed sections of ‘anemo/metre’ in the Royal Holloway Picture Gallery as part of the University’s COP26-adjecent programme of talks and readings on issues surrounding the climate crisis titled ‘Picturing the Weather’.