Thick air in the Rhine Valley: How electric vehicles can save our health!

Thick air in the Rhine Valley: How electric vehicles can save our health!

FLATZ Museum, Marktstraße 336, 8500 Dornbirn, Österreich - In Vorarlberg, the continued air pollution ensures worrying discussions. At highly frequented places such as the bear crossing in Feldkirch, the Lustenau customs office and the center of Höchst, the pollutant values are worrying, in particular by a thick cloud cover, which in January favored the accumulation of fine dust and nitrogen monoxides. Christian Answer, an expert in air quality, emphasizes that every microgram of pollutants is already a health burden, especially when you consider that fine dust carries risks to the respiratory tract. In an interview with ORF Vorarlberg, he mentions that the burden could be reduced compared to previous years, but important political measures are still necessary, including a general speed limit of 100 km/h and an overtaking ban on trucks on the highway.

photo art in the Flatz Museum

At the same time, the art exhibition "American Stories" in the Flatz Museum in Dornbirn, which can be seen until March 1, 2025, is enthusiastic. For the first time, the Vorarlberg photographer Christian Ungander, who lives in New York, will play the entire exhibition area. This exhibition combines both its commercial order work and personal projects ranging from landscapes to impressions from life on the edge of society. The presentation of the work created an exciting dynamic between the glamorous American world and the harsh reality, which stimulates reflection on the interaction of appearance and being, such as creative Austria reported.

The air pollution problem and the artistic examination of social issues through residents represent a contrast that reflects the current events in Vorarlberg. While the air quality is an urgent health concern, its exhibition draws attention to the beauty and complexity of human experiences - from glamorous surfaces to hidden stories.