POLLUTION PODS
Michael Pinsky (United Kingdom)
How clean is our air?
Experience some of the most polluted cities in the world from the safety of these glorious and sustainably made pods.
Your journey starts in a pod recreating the pristine environment of Tautra, a remote Norwegian island. Enjoy breathing in that clean-smelling air, and steel yourself to continue through to the pods with some of the lowest air quality in the world: London, New Delhi, Beijing and São Paulo.
Each pod safely *simulates* the polluted environments of these cities rather than exposing you to the serious levels of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide that their occupants breathe in every day.
Are you ready to take a whiff of the smog of London or Beijing? And how does Melbourne compare?
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) monitors air quality throughout Melbourne and Victoria to help people maintain health and wellbeing. Visit the EPA website to see the latest air monitoring results and learn more about air quality in Victoria.
Presented in partnership with White Night Melbourne and the EPA.
Michael Pinsky (UK) is a British artist whose international projects have created innovative and challenging works in galleries and public spaces. He has undertaken many residencies that explore issues which shape and influence the use of our public realm. Taking the combined roles of artist, urban planner, activist, researcher, and resident, he starts residencies and commissions without a specified agenda, working with local people and resources, allowing the physical, social and political environment to define his working methodology.