Studies for G8 Countries, 2009
Studies for G8 Countries, (detail) 2009
Studies for G8 Countries, (detail) 2009
Studies for G8 Countries, (detail) 2009
"Studies for G8 Countries" is a piece reflecting polls and statistics concerning the various G8 countries. Materials used were fallen branches, yarn, wood, and pencil.
The text reads (from left to right):
Study 1:
Bottled Water Consumption / Ethnicity
Sticks are proportional to the consumption of bottled water (per liters/year) in each country
1. Italy
2. France
3. Germany
4. United States
5. Canada
6. United Kingdom
7. Japan
8. Russia
Colors represent the ethnic groups in each country
Native Ethnicity, White, Aisian, Mixed ethnicity, other, Eastern European, Black, Middle Eastern, Indian, polling of ethnicity is illegal
Study 2:
Population / Religion
Sticks are proportional to the population sizes in each country
1. United States
2. Russia
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. France
6. United Kingdom
7. Italy
8. Canada
Colors represent the various religions in each country
Protestant, Roman Catholic, Mormon, Other Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Other / Unspecified, unaffiliated / unknown, none, Russian Orthodox, Shintoism, Hindu
Study 3:
Chess Grandmasters / GDP consumption
Sticks are proportional to the number of chess grandmasters in each country
1. Russia
2. Germany
3. US
4. France
5. Canada
6. Italy
7. UK
8. Japan
Colors are proportional to the GDP consumption in each country:
Services, Industry, Agriculture
Study 4:
Cigarette Smoking / Exports
Sticks are proportional to the cigarette smoking per capita per year
1. Russia
2. Japan
3. Italy
4. US
5. Germany
6. Canada
7. France
8. UK
Colors represent the places of export for each country
United States, China, Netherlands, Japan, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria, Mexico, France, Ireland, Canada, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Ukraine, Poland, South Korea