artists use innovation to take on beijing smog - top quality air purifiers

This month, Beijing residents are experiencing a second red alert for smog, and they may consider works that artists are creating to alert them to the dangers of air pollution.
Many such works have been created by Chinese artists,
Famous Dutch artists and designers hope to install a piece in Beijing as soon as possible, which will also have a practical impact.
Diane Rose garder wants to install his "smoke-
"Free Tower" in Beijing park and playground ".
Beijing issued a second red alert of smog, focusing on the polluted air in Beijing, and the new DelhiHis first tower was operated near the studio in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, he is waiting for approval from Beijing to start installing towels there. The seven-
Metretowers will use the same ionization process deployed in some European hospital air purifiers to remove contaminants from outdoor air.
"We're just scale-
"The idea was inspired by the smog in Beijing," he told CBC News.
Create a high by blowing fresh air from the side
The tower will create a clean pressure zone, he said.
For example, children can play outside.
What Roosegaarde really wants is to use his international recognition.
He's in the New York Times, the slate, and the United States. K.
Guardian-
Help build and inspire "smog"
Move freely and make sure the smoke-
Free tower is no longer needed.
If the smog problem in Beijing can be solved, it will be easy in New Delhi, Mexico City and elsewhere, he said.
"Beijing can also turn it around as a sign of innovation, not something they are ashamed of," he said . ".
In July, Chinese performance artist Wang renzheng began cleaning Beijing's air pollution with industrial vacuum cleaners, attracting urban air.
Wang, performing under the name nut brothers, ended his "Dust Project" in December, producing a brick from the polutantshis vacuum.
The project went viral in China, coincidentally culminating in the first red alert earlier this month.
"This is not a problem that can't be ignored, I want to enlarge it to a point where you can't ignore it," Wang said . ".
Last year, as part of the performing arts, 20 artists wearing dust masks played the death of the ancient Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
The former imperial altar is now a top tourist attraction, making it an adventurous protest. Beijing-
Matt Hope, an artist from the United StatesK.
Created a "Breathing Bike" to ride around the city and let people think about it.
"In order to create his work, he used a perforated trash can, a motorcycle helmet, a fighter jet --
Driver's breathing mask, wheel-
Generator and household air filtration system.
Hope described his work as "a ridiculous solution to a ridiculous problem ".
Art of Life imitation (again)
As often happens, life is imitating art, this time in connection with Canada.
Media around the world have been covering Alberta in recent days.
Based on the energetic Air, a beginning
Starting at $21, sell what it calls Lake Louise or Banff air bottles.
50 each in China
According to Harrison Wang, the company's Chinese representative, dynamic sales began to take off at the end of November, reaching their peak during the red alert period in early December.
With Beijing's air again very unhealthy or worse, sales could more than double this week, but the company is out of stock for the time being. Last year, uh-
The famous Beijing artist Liang Kegang bottled some air in France and sold it in Beijing for $1,130.
The beam flipped his air in onetop, rubber-
Seal the save jar, add some labels and deliver it to the collective auction work of about 100 artists.
"This is the way I question the bad air in China and express my displeasure," he said . ".
Li Yongzheng, the winning bidder, said afterwards, "I have always appreciated Ke gang's concept art, and this work is very timely.
The Associated Press says the work is part of a recent art protest.
Business gimmick-
It reflects widespread discontent over air quality in China.
"A year ago, in Beijing, artist Kong Ning wore a 10-metre-
She made a long wedding dress with a 999 white dust mask.
During her first red alert, she was dressed in newer clothes, hoping to raise awareness of the health hazards of smog.
The air has been particularly strong in recent weeks, with some artists taking photos of Beijing's landmarks shrouded in unhealthy smog, adding landmarks to the photos and posting them on social media.
Other photographers post photos on social media, showing scenes of clear days, matching days of severe pollution.
Now the popular air quality app map in Beijing provides current pollution data, which can provide new materials for artists to deal with smog.
To view these photos in the app, or to zoom in, click here.