Codename: Violet

A challenge to the motor industry

In 2018 the Young Coneys were invited by Greenpeace to take part in a top secret project – a playful intervention at a motor industry gala.

Over a series of sessions with Greenpeace around the damage that air pollution can do to young lungs, the 8-13 year old makers created a series of games, interactions and provocations for guests at the gala.

On the night of the gala, a group of very junior doctors were ready and waiting on the pavement to perform health checks on the guests of the gala – equipped with a giant Operation table, stethoscopes and some unwelcome facts about why it was time to ditch diesel.

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Credits

Creators The Young Coneys, with Becki Haines and Toby Peach