The Poverty Line: A Visual Examination On What It Means To Be Poor In Singapore

• Main Authors: Chow, Stefen, Lin, Hui-Yi
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Inequality and Stratification; Social Policy; Social Welfare
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lien_research/122; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lien_research/article/1123/viewcontent/SocialSpace2013_2014_StefenChow.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The Poverty Line project explores a simple question: What does it mean to be poor? Through photos of daily amounts of food that could be bought if one’s income lies at the poverty line, the project creates a visual impact on the choices faced by a poor person in a country.