Pluvilore is an immersive sound installation featuring twelve large audio umbrellas that hold memories of rain — turning the often private experience of being in rain into part of a wider cultural dialogue.
The name Pluvilore, pronounced ploo-vee-lore, comes from pluvia (Latin for rain) and lore (stories). Simply put, it means rain stories — the shared stories of rain.
These memories, recorded from people living, working, or studying in Bournemouth, reveal how rain can be experienced not as an inconvenience, but as an active, sensory presence. Through these short stories, rain invites curiosity, and moments of joy arise in everyday experiences. Rain becomes a creative playground, encouraging spontaneity, and sensory immersion.
Showcased at Arts by the Sea Festival in Bournemouth (2025), participants were invited to gather in listening circles beneath the umbrellas, and experience the memories as part of a collective public performance, whilst prompting them to consider more relational ways of living with rain.
Full details can be found here
Designer-Researcher: Alice Stevens
Audio Artist: Dr Tom Davis
Creative Technologist: Mark Benson
Year: 2025
Funding: Supported by HEIF through AUB Innovation Studio