Whatdoesitmeantobepoor?Anambitiousvisualanthropologyofdietandpovertyin36casestudiesacrosstheworldTodemonstratewhatitmeanstoliveatthepovertyline,Beijing-basedartistduoStefenChowandHuiyiLinvisited36countriesandterritoriesonsixcontinents--fromGermanyandChinatoNewYorkandLondon--examiningpovertywithregardtofood.Fromlocalmarkets,theyboughtvegetables,fruits,cerealproducts,proteinsandsnacks,basingtheamountoffoodtheycouldaffordperdayontherespectivepoverty-linedefinitionsetbyeachgovernment.Theduophotographedtheresultingfood,placedonapageofalocalnewspaperboughtthatday,calibratinglightingandshootingdistancetoensureuniformityandcomparability.Inaddition,theduoselectedninefoodsavailableinmostoftheeconomiesobservedtoillustratetheglobalizationofproductionandthevariationsinpricesandconsumption.Withthisbrilliantlyconceivedproject,ChowandLinrendertheproblemofpovertyvisibleandcomprehensibletoall.
