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If this Sensor is Exposed to Polluted Air, it Physically Gets Sick
The Urban Canaries explore new ways of tackling air pollution through a pollution sensor whose own health depends on its exposure to clean air.
Design Team
Daniel Goddemeyer (Concept & Creative Direction)
David Schellnegger (Graphic Design Consulting)
Brynn Shepherd (Web Coding)
While accompanying a child on their daily routines Urban Canaries continuously measure the air quality nearby to alert the child in case of air pollution. As does the child's health, the Urban Canaries' own health also suffers from continued exposure to polluted air.
Once ill, the Urban Canary can be examined using the parents' smart phone to gather more information about the cause of the illness and learn of ways to heal the Urban Canary.
Rather than simply translating measured data into visuals, the Urban Canaries facilitate new conversations between parent and child that will help avoid inner city air pollution in the future.
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This would be utterly pointless in Asian Cities - specifically China & India - pollution is ALWAYS toxic. Pragmatically - pointless / artistically not great / design - kinda cute!
Haha bears similar functionality and name to my old Art School design project back in 2007!