photo Sea-Water Amplification (SWA) Ilha do Pico, Azores, Atlantic Ocean 2024

Wind, rain, snow, fog, heat and cold are common concerns when planning and carrying out all activities in the field or outdoors. As part of the educational and research environment Sea-Water Amplification (SWA), we focus on the type of field research that is particularly affected and influenced by climate and weather. These conditions make us particularly sensitive to the many ways in which meteorological conditions shape our field work practices as well as experience.

These photographs form a diptych. Photo Sea-Water Amplification (SWA) Ilha do Pico, Azores, Atlantic Ocean 2024

Observe

how the wind animates the landscape –  

the presence of ghosts.

photo Sea-Water Amplification (SWA) Ilha do Pico, Azores, Atlantic Ocean 2024

Weather, place and being are inseparable, but because they are so deeply connected, we often forget their interconnectedness. Weather as an unavoidable medium for our existence in the world.

photo Sea-Water Amplification (SWA) Ilha do Pico, Azores, Atlantic Ocean 2024

The weather world is a universe composed of many weather processes that shape different weather locations.

photo Sea-Water Amplification (SWA) Ilha do Pico, Azores, Atlantic Ocean 2024

Being in the world of weather is akin to what we might call weathering. When we wait the place out, we actively begin to create the place. In fact, we may feel the weather in the present moment, but our feelings are influenced by sensory abilities that are backed up by memories and habits.