Gross Domestic Product and Population Statistics, 2002: USA, Cuba, Iraq, Great Britain, Zambia, Ethiopia, Germany, China,

GDP, front

10 ft x 20 ft x 10 ft
aluminum, copper, wood

Shown here in its 2 month installation between the Law Building and the Art and Design Building at the University of Illinois, this piece was later moved to a six month international sculpture show in Galena, Illinois. It used statistical information to represent the wealth and populations of countries around the world, placed in their positions on a map. GDP, topThe USA was 9.5 ft tall (GDP) and 20″ in diameter, ethiopia was 12″ in diameter and a single sheet of metal, and China was 14 ” tall and 40″ in diameter, to give you an idea of the differences. Iraq and Afghanistan, very close to one another, were less than half an inch tall.

by ted on October 14, 2007 at 11:21 am
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