Cigarette Art

This is really amazing!
Skull With Cigarette, 2007 [based on a painting by Van Gogh] – 98X72″ Depicts 200,000 packs of cigarettes, equal to the number of Americans who die from cigarette smoking every six months.

Chris Jordan World-renowned photographer and environmental activist showcases his stunning, eye-opening presentation on the American Mass Consumption. Chris vividly documents the combined effects of our cultures of consumption.

Measuring Mass Culture: like every day, 426,000 cell phones are discarded or 2 million plastic beverage bottles is the number used in the US every five minutes… He heard statistics like that and wondered “what, exactly, does that mean? What does that number look like?” His answer resulted in a unique photographic document that puts into perspective precisely how much is thrown away by otherwise responsible citizens.

More info and images here.