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full name: Vincent Heeringa
from: Auckland, New Zealand
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Depressingly good

I recently came across this incredible artist whose work is so good I did nothing else last night but look at his web site - and get incredibly down about things! Check it out:
http://www.chrisjordan.com.
Does anyone know him? He is amazing. As a kid I was always trying to translate numbers into things: so many bricks in a wall equals 1000; so many threads in a jumper equals 100,000. That sort of nerdy stuff. Chris Jordan uses his ability to reflect large numbers in such a wonderful visual form - but with a point. All his work highlights the waste of consumerism. It's very sobering to see so many plastic shopping bags in one place; and that just represents five seconds across the US.
If anyone knows Chris I'd be thrilled to be introduced. Otherwise I will cold call his email.

inspiration shared on 16 apr 2007, 20:03

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just brilliant. thanks for this intro. may i ask as to why you would like to contact him?

if you like numbers you might also want to check out some works of contemporary artist Cerith Wynn Evans. Although he uses several mediums, numbers and code are represented in some of his (brilliant and sometimes interactive if you dare) installations.

by Tonia on 20 April 2007, 03:54

In reply to Tonia, I'd like to feature his work in my magazine Idealog. It would be great to do this in collaboration with him rather than just as a rights to republish kind of deal.

by vincent (anonymous) on 24 April 2007, 20:51

hi vincent,
thanks for sharing that brilliant homepage, your deep feelings, sorrows and awarness. chris jordan´s work is for sure an major impact by igniting system thinking across all borders by breaking it down to self-awarness. we think we know all about our reality. after those pictures, i think, we even can´t imagine, so we don´t. -but in the end, because of that irritating beautiful work, and your open words, there is hope that we can overcome our egos and narrow-minded selfs. - if you manage to get his email, please let me know. thank you so much. and please, keep up your spirit!
chris haring
vienna

by chris haring (anonymous) on 1 May 2007, 22:18