Funny Weather — Theo Triantafyllidis’ free generative-weather artwork lands on Aviva Studios’ Media Wall, 11 Nov–6 Dec

A live, AI-driven weather forecast you can walk into — free, no booking

Funny Weather is a new live simulation and screen-based artwork by Theo Triantafyllidis, running free on the Media Wall in the Social at Aviva Studios from 11 November to 6 December 2026 (returning 19 January – 26 March 2027).

Quiet cloud formations shift into epic sunsets; migrating flocks become colourful kites. Under the hood, the piece combines real-time atmospheric data and recent local bird sightings with bespoke locally hosted generative technology — an "AI Oracle", as the artist terms it — to paint a constantly evolving picture of the skies above Manchester. No two visits will look the same.

It’s the first commission by Behind the Screen, a new digital-art network led by Factory International with ACMI (Melbourne), Onassis ONX (Athens/New York) and M+ (Hong Kong) — so it’s also a marker that Manchester is now a node in a serious international screen-based art circuit.

• When: 11 Nov – 6 Dec 2026, Tuesday–Sunday, 10am–6pm
• Where: Media Wall, the Social, Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ
• Cost: Free — no booking required, just drop in

Details: https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/funny-weather/

There’s also a free artist talk with Triantafyllidis on opening day (11 Nov, 6pm) — booking required: https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/artist-talk-theo-triantafyllidis/