inoleum print
“The social justice issue that I chose to highlight in my carving was the pink tax. The pink tax is especially relevant to me because when I must buy necessary products, they are often sold at exorbitant prices. To me, this may just be an inconvenience and something that I get angry at, but for other people the cost of certain items could be the difference between being able to maintain good hygiene or being unable. I chose to communicate my idea through the image of a balance weighing two money bags which represent the amount of money spent by the average person on necessary items each year. I also labeled each side of the balances, one with the biological male symbol and the other with the biological female symbol. The female side of the scale is tipped lower and has ‘+1400’ under it to show that biologically female people spend a median of $1400 extra on hygiene products yearly due to the pink tax. Hopefully, this will inform people of the cost imbalance created by the pink tax.”
ARTIST BIO: Livi MUELLER is a student at Summit Country Day School studying art under art teacher Carrie Barnett.