Some sobering and visually stunning representations of statistics: Running The Numbers.
This one shows the number of cell phones ‘retired’ in the US every single day.
It’s only a partial zoom, and you need to visit the site to really begin to appreciate the pictures properly. They are all the work of Chris Jordan, and from what I can see on the site, if you get the chance to see the art ‘in the flesh’ you really should. The level of consumption on this planet sends shivers down your spine when you see it like this…
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Pretty amazing.
Horizon looks good tonight, btw…
That is amazing…and embarassing.
I’m retiring mine. But I will donate my old one to an old co-worker who then will turn it in to be “recycled”. She gets $50 for the phone for a Bat study she is working on.
It’s an unsettling image isn’t it?
Nice work Erika.