Photo Essay by Brian Ulrich. "American Happiness and the Need to Consume"
The photos on these pages are selected from photographer Brian Ulrich's Copia project, which began after 9/11. "In 2001, citizens were encouraged to take to the malls to boost the U.S. economy through shopping," he says, "thereby equating consumerism with patriotism. The Copia project, a direct response to that advice, is a long-term photographic examination of the peculiarities and complexities of the consumer-dominated culture in which we live."
Mother Jones picks a few they dug. I thought the photos were awesome. If you have about 4 minutes to waste then waste it on this.
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