A new art installation aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of vaping has been unveiled at Walsall College.
The installation, which comprises of 4,000 empty boxes of illicit vapes, was put together with the help of students and Walsall Council’s Public Health and Trading Standards team and designed in the shape of a pair of lungs with a heart.
“The installation is the work of our graphic design students who were excited to produce something that prompts people to think seriously about the health, environmental and financial implications of vaping,” said Paulette Osei-Tutu, Lecturer at Walsall College.
“They used a variety of 3D design and print techniques, creating the lungs from predominantly repurposed materials.
“Reaction from the public has been overwhelmingly positive, just as we hoped. It has raised awareness of a lifestyle habit with consequences that can affect us all.”
The empty boxes were seized by Trading Standards due to containing more than fifteen times the puffs than the legal limit of 600.