"50 Million People Go Hungry Every Day." In 2001 Andreas Gursky created a diptych photograph called "99 cent" which depicted an overhead view of a 99-cent store (depicted below). This image speaks about the overwhelming passion Americans have for consumerism while there are so many people around the world who do not have food to eat. This image became the most expensive photograph in the world when it sold in 2007 for $3.34 million. One day Joe came home after shopping; and after I put away some of the groceries in one of the cupboards, I was taken back by how full and almost obscene the cupboard looked compared to the abject poverty in which so many Americans live. Being reminded of Gursky's "99 cent" image, I created this shot to make my own statement discussing consumerism.
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