What I aspire to is to have the viewer look directly at the subject, as if they're looking through a window at the real thing. Chris Jordan aspiredirectlyreal Change image and share on social
I think there's a tremendous amount of unacknowledged hostility in American culture. Chris Jordan americanamountculture Change image and share on social
I used to be a photographer - and now I'm some kind of digital photographic artist. Chris Jordan artistdigitalkind Change image and share on social
I crave to be able to photograph the way a painter paints - in a loose, expressive way. Chris Jordan craveexpressiveloose Change image and share on social
Activating is about changing people's perceptions of overlooked or invisible spaces. A building can become an archetype, invisible, like for a New Yorker, for example, the Statue of Liberty. You look at it, and it disappears into the thousands of times you've already seen it. Chris Jordan activatearchetypebuild share on social
I find myself walking these lines. Like I might be an artist, but I also might be an activist. And I'm trying to be both in a way that honors both and doesn't stray too far into either. Chris Jordan activistartistfind Change image and share on social
American culture is not about experiencing our shame, it's about denying it. It's been that way our whole history. Chris Jordan americanculturedeny Change image and share on social
All of my work is meant to evoke a whole bunch of different layers of discord between the attraction and repulsion that we feel toward our consumer habits and our consumer lives. Chris Jordan attractionbunchconsumer Change image and share on social
I wasn't interested in politics. My attitude about it was, I can't make a difference no matter what I do. And the truth is, I don't even care enough to try. Chris Jordan attitudecaredifference Change image and share on social