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A strange postcard that fits with the era of the climate disaster – enormous

Depending on today, you may look at the sky and see a sea of ​​pale blue or radiant sunset that sneaks towards the horizon. If you are in a major urban area, though, you may also meet the distinctive brown red fog of smoky fog.

An artist based in Berlin Makarina Ruiz Tajali It stands behind vibrant, and sunset, that we showed on Golossal (which was sold in our store several times). But she also created a third version designed for those non -charming days.

White hand carrying a postcard to the sky
Tiananmen Square, Beijing (November 2013). Photography by Macarena Ruiz-Tagle

The World Health Organization estimates that 99 percent of people On the ground it breathes an insecure air, making the Ruiz-Tagle Air pollution card the most suitable for climate disasters. While the blatant contradiction with the wonderful, yellow, and orange blues from the other two, this design is steeped in the pale pink and gray color to match the gloomy, and even dirty atmosphere. Like others, the idea is to maintain work until heaven and mark the opposite color before dropping it in the mail.

The interactive card turns into the meaning depending on whether the opening reveals foggy fog or thick air with chemicals, which is part of a growing movement to track climate data in a concrete way. “The separation of the visual joy of indulging in a cloud from the intoxicating reality of breathing, which is severely contaminated, the postcard provokes both smoky fog that swallows global cities and the ether beauty of fog,” the artist writes. “In its magical aesthetic mystery, the work supports a space for meditation in the turbulent Jonah.”

Find all three postcards in Huge storeAnd explore more about the work of Ruiz-Tagle Its website on the Internet.

A postcard with a hole in the middle
Air pollution postcard

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