Consumed by Consumption
Chirs Jordan's photographs of American mass consumption are as disturbing as they are intriguing. Says the artist, "Statistics can feel abstract and anesthetizing, making it difficult to connect with and make meaning of 3.6 million SUV sales in one year, for example, or 2.3 million Americans in prison, or 426,000 cell phones retired every day. This project visually examines these vast and bizarre measures of our society, in large intricately detailed prints assembled from thousands of smaller photographs." Apparently we use 106,000 alumnium cans every 30 seconds.
Sheesh. Anyone ever heard of a glass -- it's recyclable, ya know.
