The mural was created in Lodhi Art District, Lodhi Colony and represents an artistic visualization of data on air pollution and Nature Based Solutions, solutions that are based on the processes of nature to solve problems due to anthropogenic impacts.
A 300-meter mural made with smog to say stop to climate change was made in the most polluted city in the world, New Delhi by the Italian visual artist Andreco who painted air pollution with the same air pollution, using an ink made with smog. The mural is part of the fifth stage of Climate Art Project, the Andreco project between art, science and the environment that is crossing the world to raise awareness on the theme of climate change. Started in Paris in 2015 on the occasion of COP 21, the United Nations Climate Conference, Climate Art Project has been in its previous stages in Portugal and Venice in conjunction with the 2017 Biennials of Art and 2018 Architecture.
A 300-meter mural made with smog to say stop to climate change was made in the most polluted city in the world, New Delhi by the Italian visual artist Andreco who painted air pollution with the same air pollution, using an ink made with smog. The mural is part of the fifth stage of Climate Art Project, the Andreco project between art, science and the environment that is crossing the world to raise awareness on the theme of climate change. Started in Paris in 2015 on the occasion of COP 21, the United Nations Climate Conference, Climate Art Project has been in its previous stages in Portugal and Venice in conjunction with the 2017 Biennials of Art and 2018 Architecture.
The mural was created in Lodhi Art District, Lodhi Colony and represents an artistic visualization of data on air pollution and Nature Based Solutions, solutions that are based on the processes of nature to solve problems due to anthropogenic impacts. The work symbolically depicts the transition of toxic fumes and greenhouse gases, resulting from industrial emissions, from vehicular traffic and the burning of stubble and waste, in a healthy environment with white clouds. The transition is made possible by a real tree that stands in the center of the wall. The work interacts with the surrounding landscape and architecture.
The project includes three different moments in the city of Delhi: a large wall painting, a collective performance in the form of a parade and a talk that analyzes climate change and local environmental problems from a scientific and artistic point of view.
The collective performance, which involved the local population of all ages, crossed the Lodhi neighborhood, with songs, slogans and large flags, to provoke another reflection on pollution and possible forms of individual and collective action.
The collective performance, which involved the local population of all ages, crossed the Lodhi neighborhood, with songs, slogans and large flags, to provoke another reflection on pollution and possible forms of individual and collective action.
Andreco’s artistic project was inspired by scientific research and data published by international and local research centers such as: IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), NASA, NOAA and CNR. The book “The Great Blindness” by the Indian author Amitav Ghosh, which denounces the importance of taking a position on climate change and also the articles written by Vandana Shiva, Sunita Narain and the demands of climate movements, also source of inspiration for the artist. such as “Extinction Rebellion”.
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