Ian
priscilla 1Mass Consumption in the Modern World
August 7th 2009 11:54
Photographer Chris Jordan is behind this series on mass consumption in America.
See the full set of photos at matadorchange.com here.
'The idea behind this series was to capture the scale of our mass consumption. It was the first time I stood in front of piles of the detritus of our mass consumption.'
'I almost felt like a spy. I felt like this was something people needed to see.'
'It was interesting to see the limitations of this series and the photos. Mass consumption is an invisible phenomenon– there’s no one place I can go to capture it all.'
'I felt like I aged about five years during this series. Virtually all the photos…required that I trespass. I’d go ask for permission to photograph these piles of waste but I’d get all these vague excuses: Homeland Security, insurance regulations…. I think it was really a weird fear about photography and exposure even though I offered veto power, showed them my previous work, and explained I didn’t name individuals or companies. This was about documenting a nationwide, cultural phenomenon.'
See the full set of photos at matadorchange.com here.
Cell phones, Atlanta, 2005
Crushed cars, Tacoma, 2004
Spent bullet casings, 2005
Circuit boards, New Orleans, 2005
'It was interesting to see the limitations of this series and the photos. Mass consumption is an invisible phenomenon– there’s no one place I can go to capture it all.'
e-Bank, Tacoma, 2004
'I felt like I aged about five years during this series. Virtually all the photos…required that I trespass. I’d go ask for permission to photograph these piles of waste but I’d get all these vague excuses: Homeland Security, insurance regulations…. I think it was really a weird fear about photography and exposure even though I offered veto power, showed them my previous work, and explained I didn’t name individuals or companies. This was about documenting a nationwide, cultural phenomenon.'
| 17 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
