Last night I attended a lecture by photographer Chris Jordan. His work examines mass consumerism and waste. This topic is of particular interest to me as I am developing a documentary series about creative people using waste to change other people's lives for the better. I have lined up an interview with Chris at the Tip Shop tomorrow. Interestingly he has never heard of "Tip Shops" and said that in the USA (where he is from) there are none.
Chris' photographs reveal the amount of disposable products like soft drinks cans, plastic bags, and mobile phones that are discarded daily in the US. I found these photographs compelling and depressing. It does make me wonder if there is any hope for this planet as we mindlessly consume and pollute on a massive scale. But if you really want to be moved to tears and utter despair look at his images of Albatross on the Midway Atoll.
"These photographs of albatross chicks were made in September 2009 on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking."
You can watch the short movie of these photographs here:
http://www.chrisjordan.com/
or here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbqJ6FLfaJc&hd=1
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