We’re in an age where pollution can get to such extremes that in some cities governments have to implement alternate driving days for cars with even and odd numbered registration plates. Clearly we need to raise awareness of this problem, so why not do it in a creative way?

Moscow based media artist Dmitry Morozovhas developed the Digioxide device which transforms air pollution into digital artworks whilst alerting us to the growing issue of air pollution itself. The portable wireless device is equipped with sensors that literally sniff out air pollution and transform it, according to the concentration in the air, into abstract visual images using an Arduino micro-controller.

This real time visual pollution meter analyses air composition and detects the levels of CO, CO2, HCHO and C3H8 at a given moment, and then prints the result much like a polaroid, essentially offering an artistic grading system for air quality.

The images will hopefully generate new appreciation for the quality of the air people breathe. By reimagining the way society absorbs environmental issues, the hope is that new solutions can arise.