#NoBreatheNovember: Inspired by Delhi pollution, dystopian art storms social media

For those living in the national capital and its neighbouring areas, the bad news shows no signs of abating quickly. Schools have been closed due to heavy smog, the economy is likely to suffer, health problems are worsening. The apocalyptic smog is so bad it has even covered the Taj Mahal.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court asked the Central government to treat the worsening air quality in the National Capital Region as an emergency, and draw up a plan to combat pollution.

Responding to this dire situation, on Instagram and other social media platforms, artists and graphic designers have been drawing a grim vision of the future – some of their sketches are a breath of fresh air amidst all the bad news.

Here are a few of the dark, hilarious and thought-provoking images of what a dystopian future might look like.

“You think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!”

— - Bane, 'Batman'

Several artists compared Vog-masked people in Delhi with Bane, a popular villain from the Marvel universe, who wears a mask that pumps his body full of anaesthetic, helping him survive.