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Read more about the "Balloons of Bhutan" project, and the stories it leaves out.
Photos courtesy of Jonathan Harris
In 1972, Bhutan became the only country on earth to measure prosperity according to Gross National Happiness, a mashup of data on cultural and environmental preservation with economic development. Artist Jonathan Harris spent two weeks interviewing 117 Bhutanese people in 2007 to learn more about it. The result is the photo and audio archive "Balloons of Bhutan," which was released last month.
Read more about the "Balloons of Bhutan" project, and the stories it leaves out.
Photos courtesy of Jonathan Harris

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