The Air of the Anthropocene Project

Recently, Researchers and artists joined the “painting with light” international project to make invisible air pollution in India visible, demonstrating the health risks posed to the population as a part of Painting with Light initiative is part of the Air of the Anthropocene project.

Global project ‘paints’ evidence of air pollution in India

Painting with light combines digital light painting and low-cost air pollution sensors to produce photographic evidence of pollution levels in cities across three countries—India, Ethiopia, and the UK—to spark debate among local communities.

• Air pollution is considered one of the main threats to both the environment and human health and a leading cause of death globally.
• The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 99% of the global population breathes polluted air, which causes approximately 7 million premature deaths worldwide each year.

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About the  Air of the Anthropocene Project (AoA)

The AAir of the Anthropocene Project (AoA) was initiated by Robin Prince, an artist, and Francis Pope, an environmental scientist from Birmingham University.

• It creates spaces and places for discussion about air pollution, using art as a proxy to communicate and create dialogues about its associated issues.
• Photographs taken as part of the ‘AoA initiative stimulated discussion around the impact of air pollution.
• The project has also been used by the UN International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), and UN-Habitat to raise air pollution awareness.