UPWARD MOBILITY STATEMENT

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Capitalism is the presidency, the local team, my food, my car, my favorite jacket and shoes. After years of working many jobs, years of physical jobs, I have reached, not riches but a plateau of stability.

 

Living in a city and country that does not prioritize basic human needs leaves many dreaming of a life magically altered by the illusive winning lottery ticket. Capitalism is greatest love of the lucky.

 

Financial freedom is too commonly a ride on a treadmill of tedious, painful and often dangerous subpar jobs. Too many donating their physical body, to thanklessly serve others' wants, my wants - while they wait for politicians and corporations to truly comprehend the idea of "a living wage".

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This body of work is an observation of life from the middle. Looking upward and downward, forward and backward, there is no guarantees of what the future holds. I must, and I do acknowledge my privilege. This body of work is a comment on the fragility of the ladder climbed.