Craig’s Musings

Not to forget that today is Earth Day, I’m reminded of being exposed to Chris Jordan‘s photographic art during a flight I took, I think, last year. His images stuck with me, and several seem very fitting to draw your attention to today:

• Plastic Cups, 2008 (60×90″, depicts one million plastic cups, the number used on airline flights in the US every six hours): fit image, partial zoom and actual print detail
• Plastic Bottles, 2007 (60×120″, depicts two million plastic beverage bottles, the number used in the US every five minutes): fit image, partial zoom and actual print detail
• Toothpicks, 2007 (60×99″, depicts 8 million toothpicks, equal to the number of trees harvested in the US every month to make the paper for mail order catalogs): fit image
• Cell Phones, 2007 (60×100″, depicts 426,000 cell phones, equal to the number of cell phones retired in the US every day): fit image, partial zoom and actual print detail
• Paper Bags, 2007 (60×80″, depicts 1.14 million brown paper supermarket bags, the number used in the US every hour): fit image, partial zoom and actual print detail
• Plastic Bags, 2007 (60×72″, depicts 60,000 plastic bags, the number used in the US every five seconds.): fit image, partial zoom and actual print detail

Of course, there are many more works by Mr. Jordan, and I encourage you to experience them–at least online, if not in person.