Project 3
Inequality
Half-half masks that make different starting points visible, through craft and lived experiences shared by 3Pumpkins.
Year
2020
Location
Singapore
Beneficiary
3Pumpkins / Tak Takut Kids Club
Different starting points
Meritocracy can make outcomes feel individual, but resources, networks, time, language, and family circumstances shape what becomes possible. This project uses masks split into two halves to make unequal starting points visible in a form that feels immediate and wearable.
Lived stories
3Pumpkins shared glimpses of children’s lived experiences, grounding the concept in real starting points rather than abstraction.
Aspiration
A final piece imagines a future where different beginnings do not prevent people from flourishing.
What inequality looks like
The project holds together reading, debate, craft, and real community stories. It tries to make inequality less distant by giving it a visible shape — one that can be worn, discussed, and questioned.
Story 1
Use this space for the first lived-experience story: what the half-half form represents, what unequal starting points mean here, and what the viewer is invited to notice.
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Story 2
Use this space for the second story: the specific unequal condition it points to, how the mask pairing expresses that contrast, and what questions it raises.
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Story 3
Use this space for the third story: the context behind the lived experience, the visual decisions made in the craft, and the conversation it is meant to open.
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Story 4
Use this space for the fourth story: how the piece translates inequality into form, material, and a moment of reflection for the person encountering it.
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Aspirational piece
The closing piece imagines a society where different starting points are acknowledged and supported, so people are not defined by circumstances they did not choose.
Who gets to flourish?
The project does not offer a policy answer. It offers a visual reminder: when people begin from different places, fairness requires more than treating every path as if it started at the same line.
Proceeds from the sale of the masks were donated to 3Pumpkin's Tak Takut Kids Club programme.