BEHIND BOLD COLOURS
© 2025 Leslie Hossack
“Behind Bold Colours” is a work from Leslie Hossack’s Smoke Collection, part of her ongoing series INFERNO.
Air quality is impacted by PM2.5 particles which are a consequence of wildfires and fossil fuel burning. These are the smallest particles, and they are one of the most dangerous pollutants in the air. The World Health Organization uses seven colours to communicate the air quality risk associated with concentrations of PM2.5.
BLUE (meets World Health Organization PM2.5 guideline).
GREEN (exceeds guideline by 1 to 2 times).
YELLOW (exceeds guideline by 2 to 3 times).
ORANGE (exceeds guideline by 3 to 5 times).
RED (exceeds guideline by 5 to 7 times).
PURPLE (exceeds guideline by 7 to 10 times).
MAROON (exceeds guideline by over 10 times).
Behind bold colours, dark cataclysms lurk.
UV pigment ink on acrylic.
21.5 x 21.5 in. framed.
Solid wood custom frame.
2025.
Edition of 3.
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