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AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION - New England Chapter Purchase Prize | $375 "Worth a Burger?" is an interactive artist’s book that explores income inequality and global economic disparities through the simple act of buying a McDonald's burger. By comparing the average hourly wage, burger prices in U.S. dollars, and the time needed to earn enough for a burger in the U.S., France, China, and Brazil, the project highlights stark differences in purchasing power and labor value. Each country is represented visually, showing how globalization’s "standard" products carry vastly different economic burdens depending on location. This work invites reflection on the true cost of cheap fast food and the global divide in labor and consumption.
Publication Date
12-1-2024
Description
AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION - New England Chapter Purchase Prize | $375 Purchase prize winners receive a cash reward and the books are added to the Fleet Library at RISD Special Collections' Artists' Book collection. Entry for the 11th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, Main Reading Room. Juror: Roger S. Williams.
Keywords
artists' books; Baker & Whitehill; American Printing History Association - New England Chapter Purchase Prize, award
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Student Status
Undergraduate student
Year of Graduation
2028
Major
Experimental and Foundation Studies
Faculty / Course
Martie Holmer; EFS Design, FOUND-1003-07
Materials + Techniques
Kozo & Mohawk Paper, Hot Press
Recommended Citation
Fu, Cecilia (Yanyi); Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "Worth a Burger?" (2024). 11th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2025. 10.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/bookcontest11th2025/10
