Clouds reflect ground activities. Ashes from volcano eruption forms aerosol clouds in the sky. Emissions from industrial production dye the sky red. Gases produced in cities accumulate in the atmosphere. Bombs and tear gas form fleeting artificial clouds. Rainforests also change the concentration of oxygen ions in the air \u2026\u2026 Ground activities become particle matters and enters our bodies through each breath.<\/p>\n
Every breath we take is the mark of human activity. However, the politics of air is often so grand and invisible that we lose sight of its relationship to ourselves. This project bridges the gap between planetary scale and our bodily perception through data.<\/p>\n
Twin Cloud takes hundreds of city\u2019s meteorological data around the world, including greenhouse gases, aerosol pollutants, humidity, temperature, and location. The algorithm generates twin cloud according to each location and time slice, reflecting its ground condition. For example, industrialization is revealed through amount of sulfur dioxide, coastal condition is revealed through sea salt aerosols. \u2026\u2026 All the above will affect the shape, movement, color, and the texture of digital cloud. As toxic chemicals accumulate, the twin cloud moves from a soft\/sparse state to a chaotic\/violent state.<\/p>\n
Alchemy has been disproved by modern science and become an ancient technique obsolete by the evolution of knowledge. No one can say that geoengineering isn\u2019t the new \u201calchemy\u201d. Because on the other side of the equation, none of us can predict what will happen. Will geoengineering, solar radiation management and carbon capture technologies deliver the intended results?<\/p>\n
Since modernism, humans have tried to control nature, but such control just reflects our anxiety and panics. Geoengineering is like the new \u201calchemy\u201d today. And sky has always been something we worship, draw with our desire, and try to seize. The aim of alchemy is not simply turning stone into gold, but to explore the mysteries of spirit and soul.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1672,"template":"","userartiststype":[1706],"class_list":["post-3563","userartists","type-userartists","status-publish","hentry","userartiststype-yixuancai1231"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n