The Future Wears the Weather: Speculating the 2076 Mountain Athlete
Presented by Outdoor Futures & SALOMON
DETAILS
Free, no booking required
Salomon Emporium Store
Salomon Melbourne, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia
DATES
Thu 14 May 10am – 9pm
Fri 15 May 10am – 9pm
Sat 16 May 10am – 7pm
Sun 17 May 10am – 7pm
Mon 18 May 10am – 7pm
Tue 19 May 10am – 7pm
Wed 20 May 10am – 7pm
Thu 21 May 10am – 9pm
Fri 22 May 10am – 9pm
Sat 23 May 10am – 7pm
Sun 24 May 10am – 7pm
Shoes grown from root structures.
Weather tools carried along ridgelines.
Communities traversing the alpine to restore and regenerate.
In 2076, climate instability shapes everyday life. Outdoor recreation has not disappeared, but it has reorganised itself.
Taking over the SALOMON store, Outdoor Futures imagines how performance culture evolves under shifting environmental conditions. The mountain athlete is now a climate-responsive agent.
The exhibition presents future prototypes, materials, data and narrative snapshots from a not-so-distant future. It invites reflection on the changes that can begin today.
Participants
Nicholas Hadji-Michael
Nicholas Hadji-Michael is a designer working through his studio practice, Outdoor Futures, to investigate the future of environmental relationships in a changing climate.
Saskia Medd
Saskia Medd is a designer exploring the entanglement of human-nature relations.
Oscar Galgano
Oscar Galgano is the founder of Todo Extras, a Melbourne/Naarm-based product development studio supporting brands with design, technical development and manufacturing of wearable products.