Paperjam unveils the enormous volume of paper that is consumed in daily life. Without regard to environmental implications, our culture has adopted a reckless attitude toward printing and copying. By using an ordinary material such as office paper in an extraordinary way, we hope to inspire others to reconsider what is popularly believed to be waste. Today's consumptive lifestyles are not a sustainable means of living on this planet. Something needs to change. Despite the availability and affordability of printing, can we really afford to print such excessive amounts of paper?
Designers: Garth Britzman, Katie Horn, Lyle Janicek
Thirty students from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln cut and folded 2000 sheets of recycled copy paper into 500 tetrahedrons. The installation was photographed at both the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and at the Big Omaha 2013 conference.
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Thirty students from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Environmental Sustainability Committee folded 2000 sheets of recycled copy paper, and combined them into 500 tetrahedrons.