Clean Air is a Human Right
air pollution
Big block letters stretched across several sections of brick wall along a city sidewalk declare, "Clean Air is a Human Right." The work references a grassroots campaign by residents living in the vicinity of former gasworks sites in London, England that have been redeveloped into affordable housing. Residents are concerned that residual toxic contamination in the soil is a health hazard. They are demanding clean-up of the brownfield sites, with independent air quality monitoring during the process to ensure that toxic substances are not released during the process.
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Posted by Claire Weiss on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/456175739015954/permalink/456230615677133/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a>.
Posted on 2021-5-16
Claire Weiss (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/claire.weiss1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.facebook.com/claire.weiss1</a>)
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London, England
We Want Independent Monitoring
toxic chemicals & contamination; air pollution
Against the backdrop of a dingy brick wall, a colorful mural depicts a young girl with her eyes closed seemingly inhaling the scent of a flower while a bubble around her head protects her from ominous black air pollution. The adjacent panel reads, "WE WANT INDEPENDENT MONITORING." The work references a grassroots campaign by residents living in the vicinity of four former gasworks sites in London, England that have been redeveloped into affordable housing. Residents are concerned that residual toxic contamination in the soil is a health hazard. They are demanding clean-up of the brownfield sites, with independent air quality monitoring during the process to ensure that toxic substances are not released during the process.
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Photo posted by Claire Weiss on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CO7sHeCN5L8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a>.
Posted on Instagram 2021-05-16
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Claire Weiss
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London, England
Reflecting On Our Waste
waste; air pollution
A mural pictures a young person wearing a paper bag crown perched in a slumped posture atop a crate amidst boxes and trash. The person is wearing an oxygen mask connected to a bell jar containing a green plant while mournfully contemplating factories and their emissions. This work was created as part of the Baladk Street Art Festival in Amman Jordan. As the artist explains in the Instagram post from which this image was sourced, "The theme of this year is all about the environment and waste management, so the concept of this mural is about reflecting on our position as humans in all of this, being on top of all the advancements we created yet ignoring how fragile and in denial we are when it comes to our responsibility and importance of the environment."
Yazan Mesmar
From artist's Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CGS47kkDwDV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@yazan.mesmar</a>)
2020-10-13
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Yazan Mesmar (Yazanmesmar@gmail.com)
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UAM-ECO_0027
Amman, Jordan