Emerging Market Fund, is a strong advocate of the domestic-consumption theme in Asia and other developing economies.
"With Ghost of Consumption, the theme is to encourage people to consider our impact on the oceans," Scala says.
Prix Pictet Consumption is the theme of this year's edition of the socially responsible photography award, with works by shortlisted artists Rineke Dijkstra, Laurie Simmons, Boris Mikhailov, Adam Bartos, Motoyuki Daifu, Hong Hao, Mishka Henner, Juan Fernando Herrán, Abraham Oghobase, Michael Schmidt and Allan Sekula.
But in this mad frenzy of content consumption, an unsettling theme appears to be emerging.
Each pursued a theme ("Consumption," "Collisions"), choosing pictures and composing text.
Implicit in both narratives, as they were modified for US consumption, is the theme that America is essentially a Christian nation threatened with subversion by anti-Christian secret elites with allies in high places.
In the fourth hour, John McEnroe materializes to point out the improbable connections between art and tennis, his image flip-flopping with aggressive graphics by Barbara Kruger on the theme of "Consumption".
Rationalized water consumption was another important theme specifically dealt with military ordinances.
Unusual consumption is also a theme in "The Saprophage," a 10-minute video shot entirely on an iPhone.
Called the Collaborative Fund, it will invest in startups focused on two themes: collaborative consumption and those which use their values as a competitive weapon.
Unlike "Torches," lyrics climb to the forefront of "Supermodel," pushing ideas that merge into cyclical themes of consumption and identity.
