Turning the air into a brick. ©Nut Brother

A Chinese activist-artist, Nut Brother performed a unique attempt by turning the air into a brick

  8 Desember 2015 15:15

Brilio.net/en - Lately, China is reported to experience a serious smog problems caused by pollution.

Airpocalypse is engulfing Beijing and some other cities in China that triggers visibility problems, respiratory diseases, and many more. To make people aware of the dangers of air pollution, a Chinese activist-artist, Nut Brother performed a unique attempt by turning the air into a brick.

For 100 days, along with his high-powered vacuum cleaner, the Chinese artist hits the streets of Beijing to vanquish the pollution by sucking the air pollution.

Smog brick: a real product of heavy air pollution in China

Smog brick: a real product of heavy air pollution in China

An attempt to suck the air pollution. Nut Brother

At the end of his attempt, he gathers the dust and sucessfully creates a brick from the filtered smog by mixing it with clay to make it bakeable.

Smog brick: a real product of heavy air pollution in China

The filtered air pollution is turned into a brick. Nut Brother

This 34-year-old man said that the lives of the majority in Beijing would be in danger if this situation continues.

Almost everyone in Beijing might have a brick in their stomach. Even for an adult, it is possible for them to have up to 5 brick lying on their lungs, he said.

All the dust in Beijing is enough to build the largest the Environmental Protection Bureau building in history, said another member of the Project Dust.

Furthermore, Nut Brother also said that the level of pollution in China is now 40 times higher than pollution limits that is deemed safe by the World Health Organization.

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