‘This Place Has Its Own Air’ (work in progress)

How can interactive video and real-time data visceralisation help audiences connect with their shared environment, and promote the reduction of urban air pollution?
‘This Place Has Its Own Air’ proof of concept (Zioga and Weir 2023).

RESEARCH & INTERACTION DESIGN: Dr Polina Zioga and Dr Catherine M. Weir.
PRODUCING & ANIMATION: Dr Polina Zioga.
PROGRAMMING & VISUAL EFFECTS: Dr Catherine M. Weir.

AIMS
This Place Has Its Own Air is a work-in-progress, a data-driven video-installation and proof of concept for urban air quality data visceralisation. Its title is based on the seminal memoir The Living Mountain (1977) by Nan Shepherd, and is concerned with the effect of the city’s air (man-made polluted environment) on the body. The video-installation uses the real-time air quality data of the city where it is presented, with the aim to create an evocative visualisation of the effect of air pollution on the body; aesthetically immerse the audiences, enabling them to have a real-time glimpse of the air they breathe; and increase their awareness of the need for reducing environmental pollution.

METHODS
Data Visceralisation, Human-Computer Interaction, Interactive Media, Interactive Video, Processing.

OUTPUTS
– Zioga, P. and Weir, C. M. (2023) ‘This Place Has Its Own Air’: A Proof of Concept for Urban Air Quality Data Visceralisation. In: DCAC 2023 5th International Conference on Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges. Corfu, Greece & Online, 12-13 May 2023.
– Zioga, P. and Weir, C. M. (2023) This Place Has Its Own Air. [Data-driven video-installation, dimensions variable, colour, audio mute].

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