AIR
The Microscopic Beauty of Air Pollution
http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/04/microscopic-beauty-air-pollution/8779/
I was searching for something on the mighty inter-web that had a different outlook on what air pollution really looks like. I actually was trying to find images of what air pollution looks like under a microscope and try to re-create it with ink and pastels. It seems like this person was thinking exactly what I was thinking.
China has some of the worst air pollution- it is so bad that people are more likely to die from air pollution than tobacco use. (not-so-fun-fact: 79 out of every 100,000 people die prematurely as a result of air pollution in Beijing. And it is worse in other major areas of China.)
What I created for this project was a reconstructed version of these images and put them in a vacuumed-sealed bag full of clean Minneapolis air. The intended result as to look like a snow globe.
(These are images of air pollution and pollen under a scope, compliments of NASA)
Questions/Feedback:
-Does this make you fearful about things that you could be possibly breathing?
-Does anyone else find this inspiring for design?
Yes! This makes me very fearful of what I could be breathing! Those images are a bit terrifying, and also very stimulating. I want to doodle now. I see why you used them as reference for your project!
ReplyDeleteYes! This makes me very fearful of what I could be breathing! Those images are a bit terrifying, and also very stimulating. I want to doodle now. I see why you used them as reference for your project!
ReplyDeleteThis is rather terrifying. Just thinking about that 79 that die prematurely really makes you fearful of what our air will be like in the future.
ReplyDeleteThat one image on the top right, inspires me to create something three dimensionally sphere like and then you can vacuum seal dirty air with clean MN air and see what conveys. DOPE!! :)