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C SchoenbrunRunning the Numbers looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something
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Cell Phones, 2007
60x100"
Depicts 426,000 cell phones, equal to the number of cell phones retired in the US every day.
Partial zoom:
Detail at actual size:
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Vahid Masrourpretty impressive: pictures taht illustrate various wastes and uses of stuff in the comsumer economy.
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Yule HeibelFascinating project:
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Running the Numbers looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on. My hope is that images representing these quantities might have a different effect than the raw numbers alone, such as we find daily in articles and books. 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 32,000 breast augmentation surgeries in the U.S. every month.
This project visually examines these vast and bizarre measures of our society, in large intricately detailed prints assembled from thousands of smaller photographs. Employing themes such as the near versus the far, and the one versus the many, I hope to raise some questions about the roles and responsibililties of the individual in a society that is increasingly enormous, incomprehensible, and overwhelming.
~chris jordan, Seattle, 2008
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Anne Van MeterWow, what a visual slam on consumerism. I don't think I'll ever forget to take my thermal mug to Wawa again!
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Paul McMahonWhat a great piece of photographic work! Really sets the scene well.
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Chris BetcherThis series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something:
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Graham WegnerThis series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of c
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Gonzalo BacigalupeThis series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of c
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Laurent SuplyEtonnantes images de produits de consommations.
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julien dossierEach image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on.
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Sharon ElinThis series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of c
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Roger StackThis series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something
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Ian DelaneyThis series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics.
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Sarah CannonAfter looking at this, I feel guilty for my consumer habits. Wow.
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Joe BA nice work to give a sense to big numbers. I love it!
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paul reidStatistics 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.
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Derrall GarrisonMake sure to pre-screen the pictures because not all of them relate to Earthday
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Stuart DeaneEach image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on.
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Running the Numbers
An American Self-Portrait
This new series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on. My hope is that images representing these quantities might have a different effect than the raw numbers alone, such as we find daily in articles and books. 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. My underlying desire is to emphasize the role of the individual in a society that is increasingly enormous, incomprehensible, and overwhelming.
My only caveat about this series is that the prints must be seen in person to be experienced the way they are intended. As with any large artwork, their scale carries a vital part of their substance which is lost in these little web images. Hopefully the JPEGs displayed here might be enough to arouse your curiosity to attend an exhibition, or to arrange one if you are in a position to do so. The series is a work in progress, and new images will be posted as they are completed, so please stay tuned.
~chris jordan, Seattle, 2007
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Sheryl Gordonuse of resources
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Running the Numbers
An American Self-Portrait
This new series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on. My hope is that images representing these quantities might have a different effect than the raw numbers alone, such as we find daily in articles and books. 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. My underlying desire is to affirm and sanctify the crucial role of the individual in a society that is increasingly enormous, incomprehensible, and overwhelming.
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Howard Rheingoldlooks at contemporary American culture through austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption)
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Michelle BourgeoisStatistics shown with a photographic slant
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Christophe RenautPlastic Bottles, 2007 60x120" Depicts two million plastic beverage bottles, the number used in the US every five minutes.
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Lynn HorneThe new series looks at contemporary American culture through the lens of statistics. each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper 9five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can c
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Tom MarchThis project visually examines these vast and bizarre measures of our society, in large intricately detailed prints assembled from thousands of smaller photographs. Employing themes such as the near versus the far, and the one versus the many, I hope to raise some questions about the roles and responsibilities we each play as individuals in a society that is increasingly enormous, incomprehensible, and overwhelming.
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Shelley K.Conceptual artist helping us visualize our lives
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Joel Pricea look at consumer and politics through the art architecture lens
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Johann RichardThis new series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds
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m cassimatisvia dlcs/ahpollock - eg Depicts 142,000 cell phones, equal to the number of new cell phones purchased in the US every eight hours. Partial Zoom. Detail at actual size. /also paper bags. //rw:Photoshppd statistical visualistns (1pg via infsthtcs)
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dave sgonechinaStatistics tend to feel abstract, making it difficult to picture 3.6 million SUVs, or 2.3 million Americans in prison. This project visually examines these vast measures, in large prints assembled from thousands of smaller photographs.
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