Danielle Shroyer » photography http://danielleshroyer.com Thoughts about God, hope, life, and love. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:20:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Statistics as Art http://danielleshroyer.com/2009/08/20/statistics-as-art/ http://danielleshroyer.com/2009/08/20/statistics-as-art/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:15:34 +0000 danielle http://danielleshroyer.com/?p=94 As someone for whom numbers sometimes look like cute little characters that need a name before I pay them any attention, I can relate to the very real fact that statistics often hit us as meaningless. Chris Jordan in Seattle has created some amazing works of art to bring these startling statistics to life. You should go see the entire set, but here’s a preview. Below is a picture of one million plastic cups- the number used on airline flights every SIX HOURS. Maybe I’ll start packing a reusable cup in my purse…

chris jordan plastic cups

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chris jordan plastic cups detail

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