But its important to highlight the insidious presence of air pollution.
Recently, a team of scientists and artists teamed up to do exactly that.
Basically, the dirtier the air, the more the array would light up.
A light painting in an indoor biomass burning kitchen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Photo:Robin Price / Pope et al., Communications Earth & Environment 2024
Its research waspublishedlast week in Communications Earth & Environment.
Thats why in the Ethiopian campaign we used the light paintings as a way to generate interest and debate.
Since this initial work, we have continued to work in locations worldwide.
A light painting in Port Talbot, UK, with a steelworks factory in the background.Photo:Robin Price / Pope et al., Communications Earth & Environment 2024
The Port Talbot light painting is above.
The above image shows a well-developed part of Addias Abiba, Ethiopias capital.
Perhaps the most haunting of the series were the two light paintings made in Indian playgrounds.
A road outside the Addis Ababa airport.Photo:Robin Price / Pope et al., Communications Earth & Environment 2024
The playgrounds were in Palampur and Delhi, over 300 miles (500 kilometers) away from each other.
The Delhi playground had about 12.5 times the amount of particulate matter in the air than the Palampur site.
Last year, a collaboration with EUniWell yieldedlight paintings in Leiden, showcasing the adaptability of the project.
Light paintings in playgrounds in Delhi, India (left) and Palampur, India (right.)Image:Robin Price / Pope et al., Communications Earth & Environment 2024
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