Haseeb Ahmed's Stock Weather III is featured in "Six Breakout Stars of the Gwangju Biennale—And How to Acquire Them". An article by Vivienne Chow&Cathy Fan for artnet.
"Born in Ohio and based in Brussels, Ahmed has a research-based practice that blends art with science and technology, with a focus on the fluid dynamics of wind and water. At the Gwangju Biennale, he presents Stock Weather III (2024), an installation that connects the manmade global economy with weather, which comes from nature, exploring how the two shape our lives. Stock market data controls fans that create winds over a miniature desert. A camera captures this evolving scene, displayed on curved monitors, hinting at the game-like nature of economics. The rotating arm acts like a clock, but the landscape stays in twilight, symbolizing a bleak future shaped by global capitalism."
Read the full article here.
