The Brighton Festival exclusive, called Gauge, opened on Saturday and, being a free-entry event, has seen hundreds through the door.

Put together by Australian sound artists Tim Humphrey and Madeleine Flynn, it focuses on weather and water while asking questions of how people treat this valuable resource.

The installation, run with the support of Southern Water, promises a hands-on encounter with “an array of contemporary and historical apparatus”.

It runs until May 24 at the Old Municipal Market in Circus Street, Brighton, Wednesdays to Sundays.