Papalotes Atmosféricos is part of an ongoing artistic research on the incommensurability of planetary phenomena and experience. The piece aims to think of the atmosphere as a medium to understand large scale weather patterns and its manifestations. In this case, kites are used not only as carriers of sensing mechanisms but also as instruments themselves, acting as probes into the atmosphere. Signaling on the passing of wind through haptic feedback and as large scale aeolian harps that make such winds apparent through sound these atmospheric instruments demonstrate how invisible fluids move and connect us across planetary scales. 

The pieces consist on a set of modular kites, as well as a fieldwork matrix from the flights of these kites in the form of a wood carved panel and embossed prints, along with a sound piece. Continuing the work of previous research experiences and pedagogy around wind interfaces and atmospheric phenomena, the project proposes the collective fabrication of aeolian instruments in the form of wind harps, zoetropes, kites, and anemometers as a means to signal wind currents referent to the Westerly winds in Boston.

• Uncommon Atmospheres: Reflecting on the Matter of Sound