British artist Michael Pinsky has painstakingly recreated the air quality, smell and temperature of New Delhi, São Paulo, Beijing, London and Norway's Tautra island in a series of connected domes called "Pollution Pods."
Courtesy Michael Pinsky
"My primary objective is about pushing the boundaries of what art can do and how it functions on a political, intellectual and aesthetic level," Pinsky said.
Courtesy Thor Nielsen/NTNU
Visitors can experience the domes in Trondheim, Norway until July 7 -- so long as they sign the health disclaimer beforehand.
Courtesy Michael Pinsky
The installation is the apex of Climart, a four-year scientific project at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology that aims to uncover whether visual art can change people's perceptions around climate change.
Courtesy Michael Pinsky
Pinsky's proposal out of 120 global submissions.
Pinsky isn't the only creative with the environment on his mind. Last year, award-winning Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde unveiled his Smog Free Tower -- essentially a giant air purifier -- in Beijing.
Derrick Wang
Beijing-based designer Wang Zhijun has been creating stylish pollution masks out of dismembered sneakers since 2014.
Wang Zhijun/photo by Jia Li
In 2016, India's Graviky Labs developed an ink made from carbon soot, extracted from car exhaust pipes and chimneys.
