In terms of advancing ethnographic insight, the frame of this image is particularly interesting. With the centering of commodified water, as well as a commodified nationalism (MADE IN AMERICA and red/white/blue coloring) this image is attempting to layer the complications of commodities in a time of crisis. The irony of Nestle donating bottles to Flint really should be front and center here though. Ultimately, this photo uses a water bottle to scale up to larger conversations on nationalism and capitalism.
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