GREEN
LUNG
Installation to address environmental
pollution through plastic bags.
Year
2016
Partner
Pappelapapp Design Collective with
︎︎︎Ulrike Bruchhaus
︎︎︎Rahel Haack
Client
Green City Essen
Published
Radio Essen
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Human-Centered Design
Speculative Design
Research Synthesis
Strategic Planning
Participatory Action Research
Collaborative Design-led Research
Qualitative Research
Ethnography
Systems Thinking
Rapid Prototyping
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Behavioral Science
Cultural Psychology
Social Psychology
Learning
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Corporate Design
Layout
Concept Creation
Photography
The installation Green Lung is an installation that was exhibited at the opening reception of the Green City Essen.
The Installation illustrates both the human left and the human right lung and shows the environment in urban areas metaphorically. Visitors may throw plastic bags in the lungs, causing an inhibition of of the »Green Lung’s« respiration.
This interaction elucidates consumption and the direct and indirect impact of humans on the destruction of our environment. Visitors are invited to critically face to the issue of »plastic materials« and rethink their use of and their attitude towards these materials.
The Installation illustrates both the human left and the human right lung and shows the environment in urban areas metaphorically. Visitors may throw plastic bags in the lungs, causing an inhibition of of the »Green Lung’s« respiration.
This interaction elucidates consumption and the direct and indirect impact of humans on the destruction of our environment. Visitors are invited to critically face to the issue of »plastic materials« and rethink their use of and their attitude towards these materials.
