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Breaking the Wall of Poverty Line

Stefen Chow, Huiyi Lin

Art & Science

Carried out over 10 years by artist-economist duo Chow and Lin, The Poverty Line visually documents the type and amount of food a person living by the poverty line can buy per day in different case-study Countries. The photographic study is based on data analysis and socio-economic research on lowest-income living conditions, nutritional needs, cultural differences, and other parameters reflecting varying poverty standards and quality of life around the world. It shows how economy regulates life.

Tags: Circular Economy, Climate change, Covid-19, Discrimination, Diversity, Education, Environment & Nature, Food & Agriculture, Foresight, Future /green cities, Global Cooperation, New Work, Open Access, Resilience;Science Communication, Science Diplomacy, Social Cohesion, Trust in science.

Stefen Chow, Huiyi Lin

Chow and Lin

The crux of Chow and Lin’s practice lies in their methodology of statistical, mathematical and computational techniques to address global issues since 2009. Through a typological, photographic approach, Chow and Lin’s projects are driven by the discursive backgrounds in economics, public policy, media, and further augmented by exchanges with specialists from those fields. Their works have been referenced by the World Bank and showcased at biennales and museums internationally. Their works are in the permanent collection of the MOCP Chicago, CAFA Museum, Beijing and Thessaloniki MOP.

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