The Poverty Line, 9783037786734
Hardcover
Global poverty, one meal at a time: a powerful visual journey.

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  • Hardcover

    476 pages

  • Release Date

    29 July 2021

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Summary

How the Poor Eat: An ambitious visual anthropology of diet and poverty in 36 case studies across the world.

To demonstrate what it means to live at the poverty line, Beijing-based artist duo Stefen Chow and Huiyi Lin visited 36 countries and territories on six continents – from Germany and China to New York and London – examining poverty with regard to food. From local markets, they bought vegetables, fruits, cereal products, proteins, and snacks, basing the amount of food they could …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9783037786734
ISBN-10:3037786736
Author:Chow and Lin, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Andrea Brandolini, John Micklewright, Lucas Chancel
Publisher:Lars Muller Publishers
Imprint:Lars Muller Publishers
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:476
Release Date:29 July 2021
Weight:1.45kg
Dimensions:290mm x 220mm
About The Author

Chow and Lin

Chow and Lin are an artist duo whose work visualizes national definitions of the poverty line around the world, employing an original methodology. They are the winners of the Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles.

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