Recently, I came across the Web site of Chris Jordan, a photographer who uses consumerism as his muse. For example, as part of his collection "Intolerable Beauty," Jordan photographed thousands of cell phones, glass bottles, and cigarette butts to show how much consumption is happening here in America. In "Running the Numbers," he photographed fifteen million sheets of office paper, which represents just 5 minutes of paper use, and 106,000 aluminum cans, 30 seconds of can consumption. As a warning, some of the photography is shocking and not suitable for office viewing.
As opposed to art solely increasing awareness, there is art out there that is actually substantially eco-friendly, made out of recycled materials or treeless paper and soy ink. To read about eco-art, from movies to music to wall art, check out http://ecoartblog.blogspot.com/.
Recently, I came across the Web site of Chris Jordan, a photographer who uses consumerism as his muse. For example, as part of his collection "Intolerable Beauty," Jordan photographed thousands of cell phones, glass bottles, and cigarette butts to show how much consumption is happening here in America. In "Running the Numbers," he photographed fifteen million sheets of office paper, which represents just 5 minutes of paper use, and 106,000 aluminum cans, 30 seconds of can consumption. As a warning, some of the photography is shocking and not suitable for office viewing.
As opposed to art solely increasing awareness, there is art out there that is actually substantially eco-friendly, made out of recycled materials or treeless paper and soy ink. To read about eco-art, from movies to music to wall art, check out http://ecoartblog.blogspot.com/.