2017 – 2020

I convey the stories of individuals who have moved across social classes, from perspectives of their own choosing.

Rapid and large-scale wealth accumulation is a twenty-first-century phenomenon in many parts of the developing world. Jari Silomäki observes that people who have experienced upward class mobility have been underrepresented in documentary art. As a result, such individuals are often portrayed in popular culture in reductive ways, frequently framed through narratives of capitalism and the worship of money. Inspired by the story of Anita, Silomäki began to engage with the experiences of upwardly mobile individuals from seven different countries.