climate change artists, Data Visualisation

http://dreamaddictive.com/ap/
mexico
Atmospheric Pollution - by DreamAddictive Lab (Carmen Gonzales and Leslie Garcia) - “is a data visualization about anthropogenic contaminants issued to our atmosphere. Through and interactive schematic model is represented the atmospheric space phenomenon as well as the chemical and physical events, representing a dynamic link between pollutants and their effects on the planet’s health and the people who inhabit it.

The structure of the display is composed of two navigation menus: the first explores the atmospheric layers and the second displays the anthropogenic residues, simulating behavior. The descriptive information of each segment appears in a dynamic way when the cursor detects its transit. We seek the user visualize the dimension of the productive layer of the atmosphere and the effects of human intervention in it …”

their reviews- potential starting points

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives//007767.html
Ecological Strategies in Today's Art (part 2)
Sabrina Raaf's
Translator II: Grower was painting grass on the wall;

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives//002363.html

Sabrina Raaf and Making Visible the Invisible
Sabrina Raaf, carbon-sniffing robotic "Translator II: Grower":

Making visible the invisible is a key Worldchanging tactic. We live in a world of flows and systems kept largely opaque to us. Illuminating those flows and systems in a new way gives us a critical window into how our world actually functions -- and thus, sometimes, suggests tactics for changing the world for the better. At the very least, it's fun to tweak our brains with unexpected information.

That information can come in a variety of forms: : satellite images revealing the world from above, a chart illustrating demographic information in a stark new light, products designed to reveal their users' energy habits, the direct monitoring of natural systems themselves, even feral robotic dogs on the hunt for radiation

Raaf... is currently working on Translator II: Grower, in which a small rover vehicle moves around the periphery of a space drawing vertical lines up and down on the wall with a green crayon. At the end of the installation the bases of all four walls will be covered with fine green lines, which together resemble a cross-section drawing of a field of grass. The height of each line is determined by the level of carbon dioxide present in the room, which the robot reads via a small digital sensor mounted on its shell. It draws a green line after each reading, then moves forward slightly before taking its next reading. The carbon dioxide, of course, is generated by gallery visitors, who affect the "growing" of the robot's drawn grass through their breath -- as well as the "health" of art institutions through their attendance. For Raaf, the project offers a model in which people and machines interact in mutually informative and dynamic ways. "The relationship between Translator II: Grower, the space, and the public really becomes a metabolic one--one of co-evolution. This piece makes visible how art institutions depend on their visitors to make them 'healthy' spaces for new art to evolve and flourish within. Watching the artistic output of a machine that is so sensitive to its environment makes people in the space more sensitive to their environment and its conditions."