Artist Chris Jordan has put together a series of art works titled Running the Numbers: An American Self-Portrait. The full series can be seen here. My favourite two pieces were Barbie Dolls and Prison uniforms. All pieces visually depict different things Americans use, spend, throw away etc.. Which I'm sure is not too different from Australians.
Barbie Dolls, 2008
which depicts 32,000 Barbies, equal to the number of elective breast augmentation surgeries performed monthly in the US in 2006 (click on picture to see full size)
Barbie Dolls, 2008
which depicts 32,000 Barbies, equal to the number of elective breast augmentation surgeries performed monthly in the US in 2006 (click on picture to see full size)
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Prison Uniforms, 2007
Depicts 2.3 million folded prison uniforms, equal to the number of Americans incarcerated in 2005. (click on picture to see full size)
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