The Brief:

Many people believed the free-market economy would generate wealth for all, but in fact it has polarised the world. According to the Oxfam study An Economy for 99% (Hardoon, 2017), eight people were reported to own as much wealth as half the human race. It can be argued that such consumerist activity is devouring our planet geologically, ecologically and morally.  The Landscape of Inequality explores the global landscape of inequality as a broad concept.  The CRUX network of international photographic practitioners will investigate the landscape of inequality as a web of interconnecting issues from mega-cities to rural backwaters.

Inequality is not measured only as income. Factors such as educational and employment opportunity, housing or lack of housing, impacts of climate change, health care, and racial and gender discrimination all lead to dramatically different outcomes for the quality of life and life expectancy. The findings of the Crux network is expected to allow comparisons across the globe on these vital issues. The work is intended to be toured internationally as a form of public engagement and to attract wide media attention.