The life of a homeless person is not that pleasant and the circumstances of their life sometimes are abominable to see. Some homeless people are, for instance, living in a sewerage or in abandoned caves. Yet, the society often doesn’t give their full compassion and this is incompatible to the situation the homeless people are in to.
An opportunity
The Italian artist Biancoshock noticed these problems among the homeless based on a story from the capital city of Romania, in which 600+ people are living in sewerages. Due to such cruel situations, Biancoshock came up with a new project called ‘borderlife’. In this project he wants to help the homeless people by furnishing the abandoned caves in Milan and offering them some comfort. It’s the idea to create small, underground chambers which contain all different facilities. For example, he built a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen, all in the tiniest way.
So, why is it emerging?
The homeless are dependent of others most of time, and that’s what makes them vulnerable. It is not easy for a homeless person to step out of the circulation of trouble where they are jammed in. For that reason, they need the possibility to rely on the help of the common humanity.
The trends sharing economy and the open world explain why such initiatives like ‘borderlife’ from Biancoshock are emerging. We live in a world where we should be thriftier about the pieces we possess, since we are told that the world is gradually running out of important substances and materials. Besides, we also should open up and create new spaces for the people who don’t have that much. If we can change our current perception of the buildings we have, then we could create new spaces for a whole other goal. For instance in the way we can re-use the abandoned caves by building little chambers in it. In this way we can share the skills we have with another person who is needy; an artist who likes to design and therefore furnishes caves in Milan to help homeless people. This is a great opportunity for both groups.
Development
If the society keep up with sharing and implementing such cordiality into our lives, then it would be possible that it has an impact on the current values of the people. It can cause incremental changes in the individual lifestyle we have today, by changing it into a more society-based lifestyle. It might be a huge statement, but I think that this can lead us to the end of the individual era and slowly creating a new world in which the focus is on everybody, at the same time.
‘If some problems can not be avoided, make them comfortable’ – Biancoshock
See you next time,
Amy Melenboer ♥
Sources:
http://www.occhidellaguerra.it/quei-ragazzini-fantasma-che-vivono-nelle-fogne/
http://www.biancoshock.com/borderlife.html
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