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Gyre (Detail)

Gyre (Detail), 2009
Color Photograph
96" x 44"

Depicts 2.4 million pieces of plastic, equal to the estimated pounds of plastic pollution that enter the world's oceans every hour. All plastic in this image was collected from the Pacific Ocean.

Photo:

Chris Jordan

Keywords:

1a.gyre detail.jpg, jordan, numbers, art, consumption, statistics
18 September 2009

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