Reykjavík Museum of Photography

The photo series _Egonomic Growth_  by Kári Meyer contains over 100 photographs of  vegetables and fruits with screws, nails and electrical wires. The series reflects the tendency of large corporations to technologize our food for profit, with the result that the number of varieties of fruits and vegetables has decreased by 93 percent over a period of 80 years.  



The work reflects on the future of food and the meaning of economic growth in a world where economic growth often overshadows ecological harmony. 

The English title of the exhibition _Egonomic Growth_ is a reference to man's selfishness and this monopoly of a few large companies that extends to genetically modified seeds, toxic fertilizers and pesticides that kill soil microbes and rob it of important nutrients that our bodies need. We seem to be developing an excessive rationalism, and the tendency to objectify nature hinders our ability to understand and experience our true relationship with it. From this mindset comes the need to overcome and control nature as if it were some kind of machine that can be tampered with at will. This development could also be called transhumanism, which is the belief or theory that humanity can evolve beyond physical and spiritual needs, with the help of science and technology.

The work reflects on the future of food and the meaning of economic growth in a world where economic growth often overshadows ecological harmony. The words economy and ecology come from the same root (eco) which is derived from the Greek word Oikos, which means earth/dwelling. The second part of the word (logy/nomy) comes from the word logos, which signifies knowledge/law, leading to: "the knowledge of the earth". This linguistic connection is a stark reminder that real economic growth lies in the well-being of our planets - its ecosystems, biodiversity, seeds and soil. 

Kári Meyer is a self-taught photographer, who lives and works in Reykjavík. Kári's website can be seen [here](https://www.karimeyer.net/).

The pictures are printed on recycled acrylic plastic in the size 52 x 63 cm with only one copy of each picture.


Kári Meyer│Egonomic Growth

"Egonomic Growth" is the title of an exhibition by Kári Meyer in exhibition space Skotið.

Kári Mey­er­│E­go­nomic Growth

"Egonomic Growth" is the title of an exhibition by Kári Meyer in exhibition space Skotið.

Kári Meyer│Egonomic Growth