The document discusses Chris Jordan's art project "Running the Numbers" which uses large prints made up of thousands of smaller photos to represent vast statistics about American society. Some of the statistics depicted include 28,000 oil barrels representing the amount of oil consumed in the US every two minutes, 100 million toothpicks representing the number of trees cut down for junk mail yearly, and 2.3 million folded prison uniforms representing the number of Americans incarcerated in 2005. Jordan aims to examine measures of society through intricate artwork and raise questions about individual roles in an increasingly large and overwhelming society.