What's it made_of
Download as PPS, PDF0 likes202 views
This "painting" is made entirely of garbage, including 106,000 cans, 65,000 cigarette butts used by underage smokers in America, 200,000 cigarette packs equaling the number of Americans who die from smoking every 6 months, 170,000 batteries made every 15 minutes, 1 million plastic cups used in aircraft every six hours, 60,000 plastic bags thrown out every 5 minutes, 2 million plastic bottles discarded every 5 minutes worldwide, and 426,000 mobile phones destroyed daily. The artwork is a commentary on excessive waste and aims to raise awareness of environmental issues.
What's it made_of
- 1. What is this “painting” made of???
- 3. They are 106.ooo cans, which we throw in the garbage bin by the millions.
- 6. 65.000 cigarets, the average number used by American underaged smokers
- 7. What could this be?
- 10. 200.000 packs of cigarets, equaling the number of Americans who die of smoking every 6 months.
- 11. And this?
- 13. Every 15 min. 170.000 batteries are made.
- 14. Nobody has been able to guess what this “work of art” is made of. Can you?
- 16. verteilt durch www.funmail2u.de 1 million plastic cups, that are being used in aircraft every six hours
- 17. What could this be?
- 19. 60.000 plastic bags, thrown out every 5 minutes.
- 20. …and this?
- 22. 2 million plastic bottles, thrown out every 5 minutes worldwide!
- 23. This one is very difficult me thinks....
- 25. 426.000 mobiles, for destruction every day!
- 26. That’s Art made from garbage. These pictures are part of the exhibition „Running the Numbers, a Self-Portrait„ by photographer Chris Jordan. Translation of text: JGe