Giorgia Lupi visualises the tiny, invisible bits of plastic floating in the air around us
An interactive experience with Google Arts & Culture, Plastic Air allows visitors to click on airborne plastic particles to find out their chemical composition and where they might have come from.
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Pentagram partner and data visualisation master Giorgia Lupi has worked with Google Arts & Culture on a beautiful yet alarming new project about airborne microplastics, titled Plastic Air. Visitors to the interactive digital experience are shown a sea of multicoloured shapes floating across the screen, which they can select to reveal their chemical composition and what household items they might have come from. For example, hover over a little orange triangle and you’ll find out it’s polystyrene and probably came from plastic cutlery; or a little squiggle of thread, made from polyester and likely to be from an old sweater. You can also click to carry out certain everyday activities
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Arizona history -April 25-May 1
April 21, 2021 GMT
Sunday, April 25
On this date in 1854, the Gadsden Purchase was ratified and signed by President Franklin Pierce. It became effective June 30.
On this date in 1877, schools in Tucson were closed because of a smallpox epidemic.
On this date in 1896, a plague swept the hog farms in the Salt River Valley and 8,000 hogs died in the following three months.
On this date in 1898, Gov. Myron H. McCord received official authorization to enlist volunteers for the Rough Riders.
On this date in 1933, bandits held up the Valley Bank at Globe and escaped with $34,000.
Monday, April 26
On this date in 1901, notorious Arizona outlaw Black Jack Ketchum was hanged in Clayton, New Mexico. The rope broke and Ketchum’s head came off.
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Desert View Watchtower was built in the 1930’s, designed by renowned architect Mary Colter. She created it to echo the structures of Ancestral Puebloan people found at what is now Hovenweep National Monument and Mesa Verde National Park. Work by Indigenous artists, including Fred Kabotie, adorn the watchtower.
Plans for the new heritage site include a tribal welcome center and expanded cultural demonstrations, including silversmithing and pottery making. The Tribes involved with the project say it’s an opportunity to share not only their rich histories with millions of annual visitors to the Park, but also a chance to showcase their evolving and complex cultures. The Park Service believes the site will promote and acknowledge the diverse tribal cultures connected to the Grand Canyon, incorporating vital First-voices and perspectives into park interpretive programs.