Read or see: Chris Jordan's Running the Numbers
Right now in Seattle, there's an exhibit by artist Chris Jordan at the fantastic Pacific Science Center called Running the Numbers, on display until January 3, 2010. I'm hoping our family will find time to go and see it.
If you are not familiar with Jordan, he is considered the 'it' artist of the green movement who mixes art with activism in stunningly beautiful digital images. The Seattle Times' review of the exhibit offers a great explanation of Jordan's work:
OK, I'm back. The Pacific Science Center's web page that outlines the exhibit features an 11-minute video of Jordan speaking about his work. He's extremely well-spoken and worth the 11 minutes to watch. In the video, Jordan explains that his art helps us to visually feel environmental and social issues that detrimentally affect our culture, and he hopes it motivates us to take responsibility and change our personal behavior.
About a year ago, my oldest daughter became fascinated by the book Hungry Planet. I'd hazard a guess that Jordan's images will be arresting and though-provoking when I share them with my kids, and likewise valuable learning tools for all EnviroMoms striving to raise green kids. If you're not near Seattle, this is a traveling exhibit. Check out Jordan's website for cities it's coming to. He's also published a book by the same title, Running the Numbers, that I haven't read, but plan to.
If you are not familiar with Jordan, he is considered the 'it' artist of the green movement who mixes art with activism in stunningly beautiful digital images. The Seattle Times' review of the exhibit offers a great explanation of Jordan's work:
'His subject is human consumption, human waste, our whole buy-it-now-throw-it-away-later culture. His method is to start with a statistic — say, the 2 million plastic beverage bottles used in the United States every five minutes — and to create an image that translates those astonishing numbers into something you can see at a glance.'Oooh, boy. Are you sitting down? Two million plastic bottles every five minutes?! Arggghhhh! Forgive me while I freak out for a few minutes...
OK, I'm back. The Pacific Science Center's web page that outlines the exhibit features an 11-minute video of Jordan speaking about his work. He's extremely well-spoken and worth the 11 minutes to watch. In the video, Jordan explains that his art helps us to visually feel environmental and social issues that detrimentally affect our culture, and he hopes it motivates us to take responsibility and change our personal behavior.
About a year ago, my oldest daughter became fascinated by the book Hungry Planet. I'd hazard a guess that Jordan's images will be arresting and though-provoking when I share them with my kids, and likewise valuable learning tools for all EnviroMoms striving to raise green kids. If you're not near Seattle, this is a traveling exhibit. Check out Jordan's website for cities it's coming to. He's also published a book by the same title, Running the Numbers, that I haven't read, but plan to.
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