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There's an axiom I live by: 'There is no art without politics.' You either choose to engage it, or you choose political apathy. This ties in with ideas around real-time performance and feedback.

From Chris Jordan

I want people to realize that they matter.

From Chris Jordan

My ideas tend to arise out of nowhere when I'm not intentionally trying to think of something.

From Chris Jordan

Set your compass to beauty, humor, and grief; stay the course no matter what, and I'll support you with everything I've got.

From Chris Jordan

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.

From Chris Jordan

I only want to work with transparent ideas and accessible technologies that 'spotlight' the individual's role in society through creativity. I try to live an open-source life.

From Chris Jordan

I hate the word 'rendering,' as it equates to 'pouring concrete' on ideas that demand continuing dialog. 'Trade secrets' imply hoarding of knowledge.

From Chris Jordan

American culture is not about experiencing our shame, it's about denying it. It's been that way our whole history.

From Chris Jordan

One culture I find fascinating to juxtapose against American culture is the culture of Germany. They've gone through a long process through their art, poetry, public discourse, their politics, of owning the fact of their complicity in what happened in World War II. It's still a topic of everyday conversation in Germany.

From Chris Jordan

I think there's a tremendous amount of unacknowledged hostility in American culture.

From Chris Jordan

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