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The artistic project aims to shed light on the topic of air pollution, through a Generative Art work by Tommaso Cherubini that varies in movements, shapes and colors based on the quality of the air.

The data, used as raw material, is collected in real time by monitoring stations around the world, through the Air Quality Index (AQI).

The AQI summarizes data on the concentration of air pollutants in a given location, using a numerical value ranging from 0 to 500. As the level of air pollution increases, the AQI value increases and with it the risks to human health.

Different levels of pollution are assigned different color palettes which modify the work based on Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions, a theory that associates emotions and colors.

The objective of the project is to increase awareness regarding the quality of the air we breathe and stimulate proactivity, remembering that the main causes of air pollution are industrial emissions, motor vehicle traffic and the use of fossil fuels for energy and heating.