Archive of Vibrant Matter

Basic Data

Description: Caused by ultraviolet radiation, it is an all-too-common phenomenon. As planetary conditions change, can this transformation be a symbol of climatic breakdown?
Credit: Author of entry: Tiago
Submitted by: Eugenia Morpugo
Typology: Transforming Practice
Origin, Location and Movement?: Omnipresent (present everywhere; ubiquitous)
Latitude · Coordinates: 41.146041948917
Longitude · Coordinates: -8.6129763307955
Item Relation: Assemblage of Things
State of abundance: Common
Date of creation: 2021-05-01

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Historical Impact

Caused by ultraviolet radiation, it is an all-too-common phenomenon. As climate changes, can this item be a totem of planetary transformation?

Other Fascinating Facts

In the more-than-human realm, sun overexposure is a concern as well. For instance, during hot and sunny days, Giant Monkey Frog covers itself in a skin secretion to prevent drying out in the sun.

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Sunburn

Transforming Practice, Assemblage of Things, Common, Weeks

Socio-cultural Data

Historical Impact

Other Fascinating Facts

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Bio-temporal-geographical Data

Residence time (How long does the matter/material/artefact stay in an unaltered state in the location/context/system before it decay?)

How does the item affect the environment in which it exists?

Ontological-cosmological Data

(DNA) Damage