106,000

That is the number of aluminum cans used in the US every thirty seconds. Running the Numbers: An American Self-Portrait is a series by Chris Jordan that "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."

The statistics are startling, and the large detailed prints are an artistic and effective way of getting the message across. Via 30gms.
Posted on February 21st, 2007 in Rhaya Shilts by Rhaya | Permalink