Skynomics

SKYNOMICS®



PROMISES AND PITFALLS OF 
ATMOSPHERIC COMMODIFICATION
is a long-term research initiative focused on the geopolitical, and ecological implications of the commodification of the sky under our current climate change regime. By delving into areas such as carbon capture, solar geoengineering, or weather modification programs, Skynomics seeks to understand how financial markets, sensing technologies, and AI-driven simulations are reshaping our understanding and interaction with the climate. Through several interconnected research strands, Skynomics critically analyzes the role of technology and market forces in shaping our planetary future, aiming to promote a reconceptualization of the Earth's atmosphere not as an asset, but as a shared global commons.

Current research strands within the Skynomic framework includes:

Synthetic Weather
Doppelganger Sky
Weather Derivatives
Carbon Suckers
Solar Geoengineering
TEAM: Eduardo Castillo-Vinuesa and Luiza Crosman
Based in São Paulo, Luiza Crosman is an interdisciplinary artist and writer. Working through research based practice as well as studio work, she builds actionable and imaginative frameworks to speculate on the feedback between forms of human organisation, the role of technology and infrastructure within geopolitics and planetary systems. These speculations are formalised in video, drawings, installations and programmatic propositions for education.
     Eduardo Castillo-Vinuesa is an antidisciplinary architect, curator, and researcher based in Madrid, Spain. He is an Associate Professor of Architectural Design at ETSAM-UPM and the artistic director of Medialab Matadero, an institutional platform managed by the Madrid City Council that brings together artists, designers, researchers, thinkers, scientists, engineers, architects, public policy officials, and many other agents to collaboratively address issues of social, technological, and ecological relevance. He has been curator of the Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023.
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