Turning powerful stats into art Favorite 

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Jan 1 2008

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Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics -- like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_jordan_turning_powerful_stats_into_art?r...

Posted by clg516 on Feb 6 2023

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Effectiveness

How does this project help?

Amplifies (issue or campaign)Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign.  Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.

Timeframe For change

This project seems to be part of a campaign with a clear long-term goal. Long-term goals tend to be things like: end racism; end homophobia; make the sun stand still in the sky. A campaign with a long-term goal also needs to have some kind of theory of change.
Save our planet

Notes

Besides the quality of the art, the TED Talk has over 2 million views, so it has reached many people.