WEATHER MACHINE
Burning Nest, Devon, 2026
"What interests me is not creating a fixed installation, but creating conditions."
Weather Machine is an evolving atmospheric installation exploring the relationship between light, air, sound and collective presence.
Constructed from suspended fabric, natural airflow, projected light and resonant sound, the work behaves less like a fixed object and more like a living system. Throughout the day it shifts in response to changing environmental conditions. Wind alters its form. Sunlight transforms its transparency. Darkness introduces new layers of light, shadow and projection.
Rather than presenting a singular image or narrative, Weather Machine creates a set of conditions through which visitors encounter the work differently over time. Like weather itself, the installation is never experienced in exactly the same way twice.
The project emerged through a convergence of my artistic and spiritual practices, bringing together immersive installation, atmosphere, resonance and my ongoing work with crystal singing bowls.
Originally developed at Burning Nest, Devon, Weather Machine forms part of an ongoing investigation into atmosphere, permeability, responsive environments and the spaces between people, landscape and light.
Weather Machine is the first work in an ongoing series exploring atmosphere, permeability and responsive environments.
Artist: Andy Harper
Technical Support: Rob Blackburn
Commissioned by: Gabriel Finn
Materials: Suspended fabric, projection, light, sound and environmental conditions
Presented at: Burning Nest Festival, Devon
Year: 2026
Technical Support: Rob Blackburn
Commissioned by: Gabriel Finn
Materials: Suspended fabric, projection, light, sound and environmental conditions
Presented at: Burning Nest Festival, Devon
Year: 2026
Day Conditions
Night Conditions
Sonic Studies
Sound formed an integral part of the installation, responding to and reinforcing the changing visual environment. Rooted in my ongoing practice with crystal singing bowls, the compositions combine bowl recordings with synthesis, frequency manipulation and binaural beating techniques to create immersive meditative environments. Like the installation itself, the works are concerned with resonance, attention and subtle shifts in perception.
Alongside their role within the installation, these works function as standalone sonic studies exploring relationships between environment, perception and emergence. Individual pieces can be experienced independently or layered together in different combinations, creating shifting interactions between rhythm, texture and atmosphere. Rather than existing as fixed compositions, they operate as modular elements within a wider audiovisual system, reflecting the project's interest in responsive environments, permeability and emergent behaviour.
Atmospheric Study I
Atmospheric Study II
Atmospheric Study III
Atmospheric Study IV
Atmospheric Study V
Atmospheric Study VI
Atmospheric Study VII
Atmospheric Study VIII
