The economy is notoriously hard to visualize – how do you take a picture that encapsulates everything that’s going on?

An art movement in New York is trying to make people more aware of the economic crisis, and projects around public media are taking user-generated content into account when talking about the recession.

Enjoy Banking is plastering New York streets (and now cities as far away as Moscow, Russia with stickers that have phrases like “enjoy American dream” and “enjoy bubble burst”.

They are placed in opportune and inopportune spots around the city and have gotten quite a bit of attention as both an art and activist movement.

Last May, the PBS program Art: 21’s Hrag Vartanian did an interview with the prolific street artist, who goes only by the moniker “Enjoy Banking”.

“Hrag Vartanian: Is there something specific, other than the obvious economic meltdown, that triggered the EnjoyBanking campaign?

EnjoyBanking: You are partially correct—the financial meltdown is a direct catalyst for the campaign. However, the true heart of the campaign lies in responding to an underlying cause of the collapse: misinformation. Mainstream media outlets, particularly financial news networks, exacerbated the banks’ many problems with panic-driven fear mongering.”

You can read the rest of his interview here.

Independent film blog POV provided a rundown of projects that are trying to get a grasp of economic coverage using images in a post this week, including the New York Times’ Living with Less series and the NewsHour/Patchwork Nation map.

Have you seen EnjoyBanking’s work in public or do you have a picture of your own that symbolizes the economic crisis? Share your thoughts and suggest links to images.