About the Weather accompanied Canan Tolon's second solo exhibition at Dirimart (23 November 24 December 2023) with the same title. The bilingual publication gathers Tolon's large-scale works in rust and acrylic on canvas, created in 2023, alongside earlier pieces in the same technique. Her abstract compositions emerge through a process that embraces chance: metal fragments placed on canvas interact with water, air, and weather, generating unpredictable rust forms shaped by conditions beyond the artist's control-humidity, pollution, temperature shifts, or wind. These works register environmental processes, functioning as both material traces and invitations to free association, constantly renewed in dialogue with the viewer. The volume also includes essays by art historian Berin Gölönü and curator Kevser Güler, who reflect on Tolon's practice and the exhibition's ironic title, which alludes to our tendency to avoid urgent concerns-such as the climate crisis-by resorting to small talk about the weather. Text in English and Turkish. AUTHOR: Canan Tolon (b. 1955, Istanbul) studied Literature and Philosophy at the French Lycée in Istanbul. In 1976, she attended Edinburgh Napier University and Fachhochschule Trier for design, later studying interior architecture at A.A. Middlesex University in London. She completed her Master's degree in architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1983. Her most recent selected solo exhibitions include Refrain, Dirimart Pera, Istanbul (2025); About the Weather, Dirimart Dolapdere, Istanbul (2023); Tunnel Vision, Dirimart Pera, Istanbul (2022); Limbo, Cocoon by CIF, Fisekhane, Istanbul (2022); You Tell Me, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul (2019); Where were we, Anglim Gilbert Gallery, San Francisco (2018). Her works are held in the collections of esteemed institutions such as The British Museum (London), ARTER (Istanbul), and Istanbul Modern (Istanbul). Canan Tolon lives and works between Istanbul and San Francisco. SELLING POINTS: . The book reflect a unique artistic practice, Canan Tolon's rust and acrylic canvases, shaped by chance and weather, offer unpredictable, abstract records of environmental conditions . Demonstrates how everyday small talk conceals deeper, urgent matters, bridging abstraction with contemporary social and environmental issues 66 colour illustrations