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The Subtle Art of Conspicuous Consumption

The Subtle Art of Conspicuous Consumption

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Paula Mitchell Bentley .

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This plastic wave is entitled Gyre and was made by artist Chris Jordan in 2009 as part of his latest project called Running the Numbers II.  The piece shows what 2.4 million pieces of plastic looks like.  That huge number is equal to the number of pounds of plastic that is dumped into the oceans [...]