Name: Art made of the air we breathe
Uploaded: 2017-01-19T15:57:51Z
Duration: 10 min 39 s
Description: Emily Parsons-Lord re-creates air from distinct moments in Earth's history -- from the clean, fresh-tasting air of the Carboniferous period to the soda-water air of the Great Dying to the heavy, toxic air of the future we're creating. By turning air into art, she invites us to know the invisible world around us. Breathe in the Earth's past and future in this imaginative, trippy talk.

Emily Parsons-Lord re-creates air from distinct moments in Earth's history -- from the clean, fresh-tasting air of the Carboniferous period to the soda-water air of the Great Dying to the heavy, toxic air of the future we're creating. By turning air into art, she invites us to know the invisible world around us. Breathe in the Earth's past and future in this imaginative, trippy talk.

Art made of the air we breathe

Air shapes every moment of life, yet remains largely unnoticed and invisible. By recreating atmospheres from Earth's past and imagined futures, the talk reveals how air’s composition has shifted dramatically—from the oxygen-rich era of giant insects to the heavy, human-made gases that now linger for generations. Each breath connects past and future, illuminating climate change as an intimate, sensory experience rather than distant data. Humans are leaving an enduring imprint in the very air that binds us all.